skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
three; three years of age
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
splish-splash; with a splash
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
moisture; humidity; dampness
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of