charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
your husband; her husband
serviced; service-included
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the ways of the world; human nature
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
society; the world; the times
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
clothes; clothing; garments
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group