expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
value honor; round wind, seat wind, and dragon tiles; winning hand containing one kong (or pung) of a value honor
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
self-purification; self-cleansing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
disappearance (longer than one year after an accident or disaster); missing and presumed dead
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
foster mother; adoptive mother
full sail; sailing downwind
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery; benefit
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
Fourth Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating organized crime and the yakuza
remittance; sending money; transferring money
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
thousands; several thousand
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
circular; circulating letter
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
anonymity; using an assumed name