(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to not believe one's ears
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
softly; mildly; gently; politely
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
self-torturing; masochistic
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
several weeks; a few weeks
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
position; location; base; point; site