charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
tuning (an instrument); temperament
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
owner (esp. of a business)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
useless resistance; vain struggle
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed