dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
settlement; solution; resolution
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
doing as one is told; yes-man
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to pick up; to find; to gather
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
silence; stillness; quietness
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
to blow off; to be blown off
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to shake; to sway; to waver