to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
having more losses than wins
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
when it becomes; when it comes to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
memory; ability to remember
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice