shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
management; administration; operation
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to lead a life; to live a life
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to say things to ease one's mind
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
fresh, young ears of rice; lush ears of rice
store name; shop name; restaurant name
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
without thinking of the consequences
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
summertime; summer season
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
arrest; apprehension; capture
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to think of; to come up with
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
compound fracture; complex fracture
sightseer; spectator; viewer
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle