showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
moron; idiot; stupid person
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
I see; that's right; indeed
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
putting into operation; invocation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary