operation; functioning; running
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
development; exploitation
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; such is life
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
remote control; remote operation
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections