futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to be able to manage somehow or another
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
go on!; right!; here goes!
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
in search of; in order to look for
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
how many years; how long; what year
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella