nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
thousands; several thousand
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
engraver; carver; sculptor
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
very loose; slowly; leisurely
bank (financial institution); bank (of a river, etc.); embankment; bank (seabed elevation); bank (sloped bend); bank; anime scene where previously used character movements are reused
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
flowing into the black market
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
boring; dull; uninteresting
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners