futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
because; for; the reason why is ...
attendance; presence; appearance
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
growing child's hearty appetite
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
measurement round the hips
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
upper half of the body; upper body
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate