useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
27th day of the month; 27 days
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
way of solving (a problem); solution
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
recuperation; medical treatment
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
very young; little; childish; immature
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed