useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
very; extremely; excessively
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
unprecedented; never seen before
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
exactly as stated; verbatim
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
with these words; while saying
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
good humour (humor); good mood
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)