Vocabulary

nudity

owner-manager; sole proprietor; owner-operator; one-man business

loss-making line (railway, bus, etc.); unprofitable route

meritocracy; merit system

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

corporate reconstruction; corporate rejuvenation; corporate revitalization; corporate revival

frosting

big family principle; extended family policy

heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)

to empower

I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...

heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access

to suck on; to cling to; to chew on

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

appearance; clothing; costume; dress

house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

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bicycle decorated with anime characters

radiant

crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt)

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

difficulty; trouble

easiness; simpleness

to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance

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to boil with rage; to seethe; to be furious; to fume with anger; to blow one's top

to lean (esp. of a ripe ear of rice); to incline; to slant; to tilt

dog-friendly café; eatery which allows people to bring their pet dogs and provides separate menus for dogs and their owners

cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats

capricciosa

saltimbocca; saltinbocca

boarding position (e.g. on train platform)

task force; response team; squad; unit

to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in

a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)

unilaterality (e.g. of a contract); one-sidedness (e.g. of a treaty)

bilaterality (e.g. of a contract); two-sidedness (e.g. of a treaty)

to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on)