that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
after a long time; for the first time in a while
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
special selection; finest pick; top pick
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
how; in what way; by what means
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
historical; traditional; historic
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)