fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
the real criminal; true culprit
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
left side; left-hand side
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
surely; certainly; without doubt
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
button (clothing); push-button
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
hard worker; hardworking person
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
killing and wounding; bloodshed
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
first thing in the morning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by