futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
upper half of the body; upper body
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
story; tale; talk; discussion
very interesting; of great interest
to mistake (A for B); to misread
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)