long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

a yakuza member beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.

Synonym of ブロッコリー (burokkorī, “broccoli”)

Synonym of ブロッコリー (“broccoli”)

大黒柱: pillar, breadwinner, mainstay

to feign ignorance, to play dumb, to pretend to not know or understand something

count; earl / eldest brother; eldest uncle / chief official / (abbreviation) Brazil

tune, tone, meter, key (music) / writing style / to prepare, to exorcise / to investigate / to harmonize, to mediate

(construction, architecture) The large, central pillar that holds up a traditional Japanese house. / The breadwinner of a household or organization.

a dish popular in Japan that usually contains beef, onions, and button mushrooms in a thick demi-glace sauce which often contains red wine and tomato sauce, over rice