| English | Japanese |
| do in earnest | 気を入れる |
| n adj-no yoji game played in real earnest | 真剣勝負 |
| exp adv I pray in earnest that | 希わくは |
| exp adv I pray in earnest that | 冀わくは |
| exp adv I pray in earnest that | 庶幾わくは |
| exp adv I pray in earnest that | 乞い願わくは |
| adj-na n in earnest | 本式 |
| n adj-no yoji in earnest | 無二無三 |
| n raining in earnest | 本降り |
| set about in earnest | 本腰を入れる |