futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
(religious) faith; belief; creed
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
very likely; very probable
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
cooperation; collaboration
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
those (near the second person)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out