apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
souvenir store; gift shop
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
a push; another effort; one more effort
strength training; resistance training
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
voluntary; optional; free; elective
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
shivering with cold or fear
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
co-production; collaboration
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
place to go; place one can go
to happen to hear; to overhear
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate