futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to win and advance to the next round
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...