useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
instability; insecurity; crankiness
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
unqualified; without qualifications
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to thrust down; to push off
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...