futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to indicate; to show; to point to
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
speaking voice; talking voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to listen to in an ecstasy
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
Shizuoka Prefecture (Chūbu area)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to collect; to assemble; to gather
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark