on the occasion of; at the time of
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
by myself; in person; by oneself
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
questions and answers; dialogue
selection; choice; option
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
contradiction; inconsistency
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
correction; rectification; mending; repair
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
rather; better; instead; if anything
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK