exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
lyric (poem); lyric poetry
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to throw away; to abandon
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
library (usu. single-room); small library
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak