to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
younger people; future generations
hell on earth; living hell
work; business; company; study
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
calamity; disaster; accident
unrefined sake; unfiltered sake; cloudy sake
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
slight intoxication; being tipsy
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to have (something) innate; to be born with
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
(giving) instruction; initiation
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta