as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
bullfighting; bullfight; fighting bull
American bison (Bison bison)
raging bull; ferocious bull
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
refinement; elegance; grace
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
unspecified large number (of people)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose