irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to like; to love; to be fond of
main question; real issue at hand
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
stagnation; hindrance; delay
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to read the situation; to sense the mood
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)