idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
per person; per capita; per head
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
world; society; people; the public
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
cooperation; collaboration
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
feeling; sense; impression
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grow up; to become an adult
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
university student; college student
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
living thing; organism; creature; biology
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...