entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to investigate; to examine
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
head; brains; intellect; understanding
in comparison to; rather than
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
wicked thought; wicked mind
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
like this; this sort; this way
journal; magazine; periodical
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
political commentator (journalist, columnist)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned