exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
deadly serious; deadly earnest
likability; favorability; popularity
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
discussion; debate; argument
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
first of all; in the first place
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)