considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
person who enlivens an atmosphere; person who lifts the mood of others; person who inspires a team; life of the party
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
influence (on someone); inspiration
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
price; cost; value; worth; value
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
very careful; thoroughly prepared
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cookware; cooking utensil