futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why; how; for what reason
myself; yourself; I; me; you
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion; (arch.) spring onion
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend