futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
than; from; out of; except; but; more
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
lately; recently; nowadays
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
corridor; hallway; passageway
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
really; truly; indeed; good grief
so what!; who gives a damn?
middle of the night; dead of night
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sad; wretched; deplorable
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon