fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
a dirty or underhanded trick
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
senior superintendent; police inspector
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
emergency deployment (police, etc.); emergency posting
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
durian (fruit); Dorian (mode, column)
retrogression; regression
toughened glass; tempered glass
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
acrylic (esp. acrylic fibre, fiber)
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
inspector general; commissioner
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row