who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to bring back; to restore
attack; assault; attempt; try
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
the other day; a few days ago
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
one more time; once more; once again
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning