useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in the meanwhile; during the time
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
negotiations; discussions; connection
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
pointing out; identification
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
how long; how much; to what extent
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
settlement; solution; resolution
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)