smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
for a change; for variety's sake
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
way of eating; how to eat
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
questions and answers; dialogue
beyond one's means or position
curiosity; inquisitiveness
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)