to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
even though things may appear this way
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
(your) judgment; discernment
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to have time free; to have time to spare
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
inspection; examination; checking
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute