futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
that's the way it is; such is life
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
most part; greater part; majority
selection; choice; option
thousand years; many years
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
infectious disease; infection
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
genuine article; real thing; real deal
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
being too late; losing one's final chance
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
complications (in an illness)
significant difference; statistical significance
Europe and America; the West
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
results; record; grades; marks