one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
piece of evidence; evidence
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
three; three years of age
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to add (to); to add on; to append
stating (one's views); expressing
duty; obligation; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
concession; conciliation; compromise
to be frank; to drop all pretense
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to put on airs; to assume importance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
concentrated fire; intense criticism
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
confidentially; privately; off the record
to be born; to come into the world
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule