useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
cooking; food preparation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
just one person; only one
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
mirror surface; lens surface
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
everything; anything; nothing
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
police officer; policeman; constable
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
vast; limitless; boundless
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
great-grandmother; great-grandma
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
one's parents' generation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
beginning (of a century, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship