excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
many; numerous; various; large number of
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
duty; obligation; responsibility
personification; impersonation; embodiment
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)