calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to mix; to stir; to blend
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
sobriety; soberness; sober face
excursion; field trip; school trip
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
head of the student council; president of the student council
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
sleepover; overnight stay
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
small number; few; minority
youthful; young; young-looking
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
slight intoxication; being tipsy
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
putting life into; animating; cheering up