brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to take turns; to mingle together
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
branch office; police box; local police station
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to rebuke; to scold harshly
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
commencing with; including