futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
around the world; throughout the world
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
last night; yesterday evening
anything and everything; just about everything
unidentified flying object; UFO
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
university (college) professor
an issue being settled; a case being closed
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to understand (each other); to comprehend
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
apologies for the crude food
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance