useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
such; like that; that sort of; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
because of; owing to; due to