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half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

4

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

3

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

2

music

2

wire; wire rope

1

blackish; dark

1

grey; gray

1

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

confrontation; showdown

3

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

2

bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus

1

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

1

place for alighting (from a bus, ski lift, etc.); drop-off point (e.g. for taxis); getting-off point; disembarkation area; exit ramp

1

accident

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly

1

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

2

clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

2

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

1

Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan

7

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

5

angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender

1

sugar

1

how; in what way

1

sexual arousal; sexual excitation

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

4

to look old; to get old

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

warm; mild; genial

3

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

3

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

1

news

4

to hang (something) on the wall

2

thin (type); slim; flat

1

liquid crystal television

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

seat at a table; place at a table

3

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

to be found; to be discovered

2

broad daylight

1

dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

3