on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to accept; to receive; to agree
Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)
robust cicada (Oncotympana maculaticollis); mingming cicada
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
manners; behavior; behaviour
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
children's story; fairy tale
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
villain; baddie; the villain's part
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which