super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
nine parts; nine percent; almost
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
amount of material resources
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
eruption; volcanic eruption
being in love with each other
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
no, not like that (but like this)
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
cost of one's food; one's board
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)