nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
as before; as ever; as it was originally
long; drawn-out; very long
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
while; during; while; although; all; both
to call a person's attention (to)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
decision; settlement; definition
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
in accordance with; according to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
so; like this; in this way
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to triumph; to be elated with success
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)