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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

serviced; service-included

1

unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions

1

greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed

1

see-through; sheer

4

vitality; energy; dynamism

2

aphrodisiac; love potion; philter

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

4

stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut

1

Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)

1

becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum

1

rope

1

nurse

5

micro-mini; very short (esp. clothing); very small

1

medical team

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

survival instinct

1

one; one

2

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

2

Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)

3

matcha; powdered green tea

7

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of

5

taste; flavor; flavour

1

green tea

1

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

1

in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

1

parfait (esp. layered)

1

ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)

1

green tea; Japanese tea

1

catercorner; diagonally opposite

1

rodents

1

shortbread

2

baked sweets

1

somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side

1

cookie; biscuit

1

train window; car window

2

junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

3

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

1

one's mood while traveling (travelling)

1

Romancecar; limited express luxury tourist services south-west of Tokyo operated by Odakyu Electric Railway

1

bombing incident

1

to get scolded severely

1

pleasure trip; company (office) trip

1

box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

4