unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to concern; to be related
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
just one person; only one
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
eternity; infinitude; immortality
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
firm; strong; solid; stable
correlation; interrelation
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
professor; teaching; instruction
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
be guided by your children when you are old
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
derivative work (usu. unauthorized and produced by fans, e.g. dōjinshi, fanfiction)
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
(for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy