super-liberal translation; making understandable and readable through free interpretation
lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
store name; shop name; restaurant name
body; body blow (in boxing)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
front company (for an organized crime operation)
housewife demographic; housewives
to make a person sweat for it
black-market lending; illegal loan
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
master thief; notorious robber
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
assembling a criminal case
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
senility; dotage; decrepitude
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up