smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
using one's arms as a pillow
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
smallish; on the small side
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
technique; art; skill; move
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
training; drill; practice; discipline
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
hospitalization; hospitalisation
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
battlefield; battleground
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
induced explosion; secondary explosion
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit