splash of mud; mud spatter
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
chemical reaction used to detect residue from gunshots; gunpowder residue; gun shot residue; GSR
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
numbering; numbering machine
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
total fire loss; completely burned
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
jostle; struggle; scuffle
plagiarism; plagiarised work
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire