actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
thousands; several thousand
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
engraver; carver; sculptor
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
very loose; slowly; leisurely
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
jumble (of two or several things); mix
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
flowing into the black market
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
speech and conduct; words and deeds
plain; plateau; tableland
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid