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Anatomy

synovial membrane; synovial stratum; synovium

Japanese mythology

nurarihyon; elusive ghost resembling an old man with an elongated head

Rare term

caricature

to lose one's footing; to slip

smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

to have one's hands slip (and drop something)

lubricating oil; lubricant; lube

person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator

Idiomatic expression

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

sideslip; skid; sliding sideways

shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company)

Skiing

sliding sideways down a slope

lubrication; smoothness

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

superficial; shallow

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

frivolous; careless; thoughtless

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

sliding along a surface; being slippery

to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

lubricant

landslide; landslip

to lose one's footing; to slip

crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

Go (game); Usu. サルスベリ

monkey jump (endgame move)

schuss; straight descent

smooth; even; level; flat

black finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)

Yojijukugo

suave; tactful; smooth

versatile; adaptable

smoothing (e.g. numbers)

ice skating