matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
good-quality; superior in quality
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
family-oriented; familial
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to become better; to improve
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to well up; to burst; to arise
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
surroundings; environs; circumference
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
covered with; stained; smeared
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)