showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to trample; to crush underfoot
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
afterlife; realm of the dead
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
this occasion; at this time; now
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to be smeared; to be covered
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
moving tale; impressive tale
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to become rustic; to be countrified
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate