futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have a talk; to tell a story
to turn towards; to point
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
generation; the world; the age
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
special training; intensive training; crash course
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly