empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
decoration; ornament; trimmings
in that manner; like that
fuel consumption; gas mileage
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
street at night; making a night journey
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
does not match (one's, its) appearance
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
hanging loosely; dangling limply
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
smuggling; contraband trade
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about