useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to put one's hand on; to touch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
sympathy; compassion; pity
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to set (sun); to become dark
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
grasp; catch; understanding
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to subsist; to keep on living
to accept; to receive; to agree
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)