futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
hand luggage; hand baggage
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(turned out) all right in the end
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
(short) rest; breather; break
chief; main; principal; major
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
several times (as large, over)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint