sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
it is I who should say so
bill; account; invoice; information request form
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
literally; to the letter; literal
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
streaking (i.e. running naked in a public place)