easygoing; optimistic; conceited
suggestion; hint; implication
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
musical composition title; song title
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
third time lucky; third time's the charm
what happens twice will happen thrice
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe