reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
last ray of hope; only hope
to shirk one's responsibility
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
graduation ceremony; commencement
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
by force of circumstance; in the circumstances; given the circumstances
restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; alcohol; sake
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
powdered; powdery; pulverized
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to give a name (to something)
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
either way; in any case; one way or another