crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
mental; spiritual; emotional
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
have to do; must; should; ought to
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
great admiration; deep respect
alone; by oneself; on one's own
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of course; certainly; naturally
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
knowing; (an) acquaintance
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)