if you think about it; come to think of it
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
radical party; extremists
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
organized crime; organised crime
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
how; in what way; by what means
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
on the occasion of; at the time of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
trouble; quarrel; dispute
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety