management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
because; for; the reason why is ...
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
just like; the same as; no different than
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
life and death; life or death
to be opposite; to face each other
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
serious look (on one's face); straight face
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
self-consciousness; self-awareness
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
reason; logic; method; system; order
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(not so) much; (not) very
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha