fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to stay calm; to keep cool
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dealing with; coping with
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to live through; to survive
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
defense; defence; protection
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
environment; circumstance
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
nature; property; disposition
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to cross one's mind; to occur to one