futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
two at a time; two by two; in twos
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
exceptional item; extraordinary product
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
very hungry; starving; ravenous
growth period; growing season
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
explanation; interpretation
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
opposite side; opposition
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
sharp sighted; easily awakened
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pointing out; identification
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
specialization; specialisation
to look around; to take a view of