profit; earnings; stroke of luck
now that you say that; now that you mention it
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
waste of effort; thankless task
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(made of) stone; stone-built
moisture; humidity; dampness
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress