yakusa

The yakusa are a living plague and they should be crushed the minute they reveal themselves, without ceremony, without a second thought.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

Apparently, it signifies the typical number of neurons required to find his jeans reasonably priced, or it's a yakusa-like ceremony to prove loyalty, as seen here.

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I would like them to use tanks or machine-gun carriers when they attack the castle, but the roads are too narrow and the yakusa will see them coming.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

The commissaris wondered if the rage would kill a yakusa.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

“The yakusa are gangsters, miss?” the commissaris asked.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

The yakusa allowed themselves to be pushed, grinning at the antics of the three pompous but elegant men in their brocade vests and wide trousers.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

The yakusa chief, or the daimyo, as he is called, is a powerful man.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

He had thought that they were really wasting their time, that proper detection would give them results and lead them to the yakusa, that they were being silly adventurers, blundering about.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

The yakusa, all in dark neat suits, white shirts and black ties, were the frame that contained the moving picture.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977

Mr. Fujitani was a yakusa, but a very innocent one.

The Japanese Corpse Van de Wetering, Janwillem, 1931- 1977