no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
arrest; apprehension; capture
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to eat too much; to overeat
special investigation department
District Public Prosecutor's Office
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
due form; official; formality
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
large intestine; large bowel; colon
Maillot; Mayhew; Mayo; Mayoh; Mayow
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
crimping; pressure bonding
stent (tubular support temporarily placed inside a blood vessel, etc.)
to join together; to combine; to join up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it