clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
duty; function; office; mission; task
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
head; lead; vanguard; first
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to run about; to rush about
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
memory; sense; experience
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism