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to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

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aquavit; akvavit

1

Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

1

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

2

raw materials; ingredient

1

water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen

1

flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest

3

hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

1

main course; main dish

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization

5

one-by-one; individual

1

(your) judgment; discernment

1

many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount

1

anchovy

1

café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

4

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)

5

actual size

1

to have time free; to have time to spare

4

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)

2

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

1

listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing

2

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

to contribute jointly

2

going south

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

4

to be common

2

detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

4

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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busy (phone)

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

2

limply

4

to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

4

red wine

2

juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal

1

low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering

1

baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan

1

wine

3

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

2

one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough

2

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

1

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

proponent

1

bluff

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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)

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