irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
best regards; please take care of; please do
sending out; dispatching; despatching
female adulterer; adulteress
standing firm; holding out
growing old together (as a couple); white hemp thread (as a betrothal gift, representing the hair of an old couple)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
this (very thing); this precisely
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
there is nothing; having nothing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school