many; much; plenty; hardly
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
difficult problem; challenge
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to play a leading role; to play a central part
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
tens of thousands of years
solution; solution strategy
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
random; unintentional; unintended
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
core system; mission-critical system
I don't want to boast but
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
covered with; stained; smeared
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to live fast (and recklessly)