futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
clear; precise; definite; distinct
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to attempt; to test; to try out
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
(turned out) all right in the end
one more time; once more; once again
uninhabited island; desert island
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
question; inquiry; enquiry
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
tediously; lengthily; wordily
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)