speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
piece of evidence; evidence
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
obstruction of business; interference with business
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
just because; even if; even though
financial power; financial means; wealth
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to trample; to crush underfoot
slight difference; narrow margin
minuteness; one millionth
irrational (line of) argument
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
leaving everything up to someone else
eardrum; tympanic membrane
number of times; frequency; count