serious look (on one's face); straight face
good old; good old-fashioned
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
perception; sensing; noticing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to pay attention; to be watchful
protection against wind; windbreak; crystal (glass or plastic cover over a watch face)
observation platform; lookout platform
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
handrail; railing; banister
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
property damage (not including ships, buildings, planes and documents)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
here and there; in places
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby