idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
birds of a feather flock together
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
person of common sense; common sense man
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
due form; official; formality
failure; mistake; blunder
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to anticipate; to foresee
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
willpower; energy; vitality
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
suddenly; all of a sudden
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine