smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
woven pattern; background pattern (of lacquerware, printed materials, etc.)
silk damask; satin damask
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
running water; flowing water; stream
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
solution; solution strategy
folding into four; quarto
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
average per-customer spending; average sales per customer
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion