to cut corners; to be shoddy
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
older brother; elder brother
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
on bad terms; at loggerheads
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
anything and everything; just about everything
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to spend time (on doing something)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
extremely dangerous; full of peril
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
duty; obligation; responsibility
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
while; during (the time when)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood