(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to put into effect; to put into practice
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
exaltation; emotional uplift
mission; delegation; transmission
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions