festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another dimension; different level; whole other level
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity