futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
to put into the mouth; to eat
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
tingling; stinging; pungently
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to resound; to make a stir
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to complain; to lodge a complaint
reopening; resumption; restarting
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
because of; owing to; due to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to shout (in anger); to yell
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries