careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
sour look; surly face; pout
it's been a long time; long time no see
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
each and all; every single one; everybody
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
inseparable; indivisible; undetachable
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
setting off (on a trip); departure
then; and (then); in that case; if so
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
graduation ceremony; commencement
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
over-fond parent; doting parent
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
unexpected meeting; coincidence
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
rule; reign; peaceful times
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
slump in publishing; publishing recession
author; writer; novelist; artist
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
society; public; community; social studies
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system