to speak ill of; to disparage
to make merry; to be festive
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
meaning; significance; sense
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be ecstatically happy; to be on cloud nine; to be in seventh heaven
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
this world; this life; world of the living
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
two equal parts; exactly two parts
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date