stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
courting; wooing; making advances
happy tears; tears of joy
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
starting point; point of departure
minor details; nonessentials
government office; public office
adding one's signature and seal (to a document); signing and sealing
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
marriage fraud; fake marriage
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
way of reciting; way of telling a story
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
very interesting; of great interest
birth date; date of birth; DOB