sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
witness protection program; witness protection programme
hostility; antagonism; opposition
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ago; since; before; previous
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
smuggling; contraband trade
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air