to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
loanword; foreign-origin word
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
another thing; other things; another man's property
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
this is why; this means; it is the case that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
frequency; popularity; currency; to perform well; to be successful in an activity
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
unproductive; counterproductive
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
resolute; determined; bold
humanities; social sciences; liberal arts
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway