useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
how long; how far; how much
to attempt; to test; to try out
quickly; calmly; intently
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
understood; I see; OK; present; here
bento; Japanese box lunch
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to get accustomed to using
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate