foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
the other day; lately; recently
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to laugh away; to laugh off
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea