secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to live; to make a living; to get on with
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
sprinkling water over; water sprinkling
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
soil amelioration; soil improvement
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly