futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
our country; our land; one's own country
official business; public business
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
public and private; official and personal; government and people
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to grimace; to make a wry face
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
himself; yourself; herself
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
proposal; offer; request; application
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to have the privilege of doing
social life; social intercourse
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic