zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
hard struggle; strenuous effort
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
way of talking; speaking style
private joke; inside joke
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
power; authority; jurisdiction
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
(find) common (meeting) ground
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to smirk; to grin broadly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to say; to be called; to do
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to hammer out the details; to work out details
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to backfire; to have a harmful result
here and there; in places
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce