futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
forcibly; against one's will
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
attendance (at school); going to school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession