useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
close; intimate; on good terms
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
in that manner; like that
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
care; precaution; guarding; caution
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
family name; lineage; birth; clan
edict; public announcement
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables