(in spite of) being old enough to know better
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
Island; insula; island; islet
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
financial power; financial means; wealth
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
estimate (of costs); budget
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
... years old; age (of) ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...