smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to be found; to be discovered
little by little; bit by bit
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
recent situation or conditions
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to be completely boiled; to be sufficiently boiled
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
election; selection; choice
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to accept; to receive; to agree
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
scenery; scene; landscape
distant place; faraway location; far away