devious; cunning; sly; crafty
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
somewhere to go; place to go
open; spacious; extensive
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
unexpectedly; surprisingly
with a chuckle; with a giggle
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
lacking a plan; haphazard
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
good-natured person; nice person
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
beforehand; in advance; previously
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
counter for chairs or seats
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
spirit; heart; disposition
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together