stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
such; like that; that sort of; very
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
personal; individual; private
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the other day; lately; recently
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
confusion; mixing; merger
noodles made in flat strips
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
until now; so far; up to the present
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop