indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
year in, year out; always; 24-7
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
willpower; energy; vitality
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
(social) position; status
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
position of boss (big-shot)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
endurance; perseverance; patience
long (time); protracted; prolonged
one day; (on) a certain day
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)