practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
the dark side; the seamy side
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
visual confirmation; sighting
dozens; scores of; decades
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
praise; glorification; extolment
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
talk; recital; narration; topic
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
projector (film, slide, etc.)
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu; genre of live-action film or television that makes heavy use of practical special effects
first-person shooter; FPS; frames per second; FPS
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
rhythm and blues; R&B
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)