(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
to be able to manage somehow or another
study; diligence; discount; reduction
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
estimate (of costs); budget
that is to say; so that means
convenient; handy; useful
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
plastic food models used by restaurants
many; numerous; various; large number of
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
display window; shop window; store window
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
section; cross section; profile
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging