overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
matter of time; question of time
to be found; to be discovered
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
cooperation; collaboration
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
the scruff or nape of the neck
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
even though; despite; when
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
to happen to have on hand or in stock
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
inside; interior; inner part
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all