calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
very young; little; childish; immature
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
ancient time; age of the gods
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to relax; to feel at home
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
non-official history; privately composed history
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
unprecedented; never seen before
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be worried; to be troubled
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking