to end in vain; to be wasted effort
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
haughty; holding one's head high
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(written) contract; agreement
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
living god; saintly person
to revere; to respect; to worship
to strangle; to constrict
(another's) daughter; young lady
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness, light; cold, heat, dryness, dampness, wind, fire; six emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, pleasure, love, hate)
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
waist; waistline; waist measurement
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
supreme; sublime; highest
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
impression given by a painting or image
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
permanent; perpetual; lasting
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
one's younger days; when one was young
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)