occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to talk; to chat; to chatter
on duty; at work; while working
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
life; living; I; me; student
genius; prodigy; natural gift
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness