contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
good; goodness; right; virtue
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
armchair theory; impracticable theory
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
waste of time; killing time
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to put into the mouth; to eat
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
second day of the month; two days
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
even if not; even without
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout