nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it's not like; it isn't as if
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
at a young age; while still young
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
historic; historical; traditional
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
long ago; already; a long time ago
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very recently; in the very recent past
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
several years; a few years
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu