negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to be able to manage somehow or another
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
fee; charge; rate; material
at once; immediately; right now
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
materials; data; document
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
to refer to; to use as reference
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
match; game; bout; contest
personal feelings; self-interest
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(not) even once; (not) ever
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter