to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
finishing blow; coup de grâce
great man; magnanimous man
highly regrettable; utterly deplorable
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
farming; agriculture; cultivation
by both oneself and others
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music; literature and music
elegance; taste; refinement
help; aid; support; assistance
to make an appearance; to show up
absorption; suction; attraction
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to hurt someone's feelings
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
several times (as large, over)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit