I barely know enough JPN to convincingly get through the games and have relied on subs/scripts for information myself. The end result is now I can't get enough of the games x)

Since you offered, you got me thinking about another character. I'm not sure how much you care for DGS spoilers, but he'd make a great underling/colleague, like Barnham, but less cheerful. I'd also be a little bit more consistent with him.