to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
scene; spectacle; sight; view
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
trademark gag; trademark routine
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
understood; I see; OK; present; here
weekly publication; weekly magazine
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stopping at; going no further than
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
diagnosis; medical examination
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...