carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to scrape off; to plane off
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
equality; impartiality; evenness
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
as usual; as is one's habit
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic