irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
several hundred; hundreds (of)
all times and places; all ages and countries
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
time axis; time basis; timeline
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
simple and clear; plain and simple
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
writing; composition; essay; sentence
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
final; eventual; ultimate
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
cartage; transportation or shipping charges
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement