texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to slide down; to slip down
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
plaster image; clay figure
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
remarkable; striking; obvious
reading aloud; recitation
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
aimlessly; without a goal
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes