to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
not worth doing; waste of effort
having no effect; waste of effort
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
raising an army; launching business
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
point of an argument; drift of an argument
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
information security; information protection; data security
arrangement; pact; agreement
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to pick a fight; to find fault
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
boom (development, sales, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
female pig; sow; fat woman; perverted woman
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with