nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to laugh away; to laugh off
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
head start; initiative; preemption
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
distilled liquor; spirits
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
hope of success; prospects of success
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
still better; even better
trusting too much; overestimating ability
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
cooking; food preparation
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck