not worth doing; waste of effort
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
article; thing; object; property; real estate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
space (room, area, outer space)
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to pile up; to accumulate
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
measure; measuring tape; measuring
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
library (usu. single-room); small library
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
outsider; someone outside of a group
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple