to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to examine someone's expression
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
totally willing; fully motivated
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
every person; each one; everybody
to count up; to enumerate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to rush over; to run up to
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
matter of time; question of time
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
skill; dexterity; master hand
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman