trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
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
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
contrived; false-sounding
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
tedious; boring; being fed up with
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
profitable plan; good plan
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
speech; expression; wording; language
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
superiority complex; sense of superiority
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
from the beginning; from scratch
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish