futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
to go underground; to go into hiding
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
calamity; disaster; accident
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
unique; peculiar; singular
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ancestor; forefather; foremother
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
at that time; in those days
once upon a time; a long time ago