to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to become possible; to become able to (do)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
charming; fascinating; attractive
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
waterproofing; making watertight
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious