stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to cause a person trouble
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
having said that; be that as it may
have a good day; take care; see you
small; fine; detailed; stingy
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be the ruin of (a person)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
different opinion; objection
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
living by oneself; living alone
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to pile up; to accumulate
first calligraphy of the year
winter vacation; winter holidays