swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
police officer; policeman; constable
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
secret understanding; collusion
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
three days and three nights
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
big fuss over nothing; much cry and little wool; much ado about nothing
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
way; method; means; resource; course
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter