useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
first meeting; first interview with
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
feces contained long in the intestines; fecal stasis; coprostasis
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
like that; that way; thus
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wherein; therein; thereinto
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to expel; to eject; to push out; to force out
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma