futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
point in question (at issue)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
(police) detective; criminal matter
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
the front; honest; upright; decent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract