ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
having said that; on the other hand
to succeed; to bear fruit
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
different item; different lot
semla (Scandinavian Lenten pastry)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
reason; cause; history; origin
to put on airs; to assume importance
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
traditional; conventional
carnival (festival held before Lent)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
food universally loved by all citizens; comfort food
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste