gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to melt together; to blend together
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
as far as the eye can see
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
horizon (related to land)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
deep emotion; strong feelings
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
preservation; retainment; keeping
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
confined place; closing (an institution, office, clinic, etc.)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin