futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
name; given name; first name
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reaching; attaining; arrival
deed; act; work; performance
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
difference; discrepancy; variation
sooner or later; in time; eventually
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
long time; long interval; for quite some time
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
innumerable; countless; numberless
to repeat; to do over again
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark