relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
personal (employee); employed; retained
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
prize money; monetary award; reward
medal of honour; medal of merit
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
entrance; admission; entering
on the occasion of; at the time of
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
series of battles; successive battles
this and that; one thing or another
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
tournament; knockout competition
totally willing; fully motivated
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
east, west, south and north