recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
ideally; if one were to wish for more
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
other side; opposite side; other party
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
greatest mistake of one's life
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
unexpectedly; surprisingly
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
down to earth; reasonable
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
drink money; drinking money
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods