spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
performing arts; acrobatics
preservation; retainment; keeping
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
quibble; pointless argument
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
likely loss; probable defeat
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
clearly; brightly; crisply
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)