to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
failure; mistake; blunder
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
Gospel of John (book of the Bible)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
should; must; -able; probably; likely
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(someone else's) daughter
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
all sorts of; all kinds of
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
whitebait; elver (young eel)
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
beyond one's means or position
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
so what!; who gives a damn?