carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
back street; back alley; off-street
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
beginning; clue; starting point
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
one grain; one drop; one bead
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
to make a firm resolution
slack; slovenly; lackadaisical; moonstruck; love-struck; spoony
derailment; digression; deviation
visiting a temple for another
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
dependent on luck; matter of luck
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
(drink) at a gulp; with a gulp; in gulps
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
moment to quit; way to quit
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
prickling; stinging; tingling
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
should time and circumstances permit
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
high and low; rise and fall
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
practical guide; manual; how-to book
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing