nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
departure; leaving; setting off
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to leave to one's imagination
underestimation; undervaluation
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
second grade; second class; secondary
irrational (line of) argument
nothing but; none other than
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
dangerous; unsatisfactory; boring
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
passions; sexual desire; lust
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)