to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
financial muscle; economic clout
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
belongings; appendage; accessory
to cause a person trouble
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
error; mistake; slip; bug
shyness; bashfulness; shame
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
if you think about it; come to think of it
duty; obligation; responsibility
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to be softened; to calm down
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to become misty; to become hazy
classified document; confidential document
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
disorder; chaos; confusion
smoothly; easily; readily
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter