futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
while; even though; despite
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
behind; in the rear; in back
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
arm; skill; efforts; ability
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)