country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
both (people); the two of them
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
a little; a bit; slightly
these guys; these fellows
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
business; trade; operations; sales
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
why; how; for what reason