useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be the ruin of (a person)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
to wring the neck; to strangle
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
society; the world; the times
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
advanced level; high grade; senior
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
ration; stipend; allowance
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
both material and moral; both physically and psychologically (spiritually)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to look forward to something
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance