willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
ideally; if one were to wish for more
having said that; on the other hand
other side; opposite side; other party
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
greatest mistake of one's life
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
down to earth; reasonable
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
drink money; drinking money
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
chatter mark (machine tools)
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration