futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
thought; consideration; thinking
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to face; to go towards; to head towards
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
troublesome; pain in the butt
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
existence; being; presence
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety