exaggerated; overblown; overdone
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bloodsucking; sucking blood
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
jewel; precious stone; gem
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
this (very thing); this precisely
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation