to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to become better; to improve
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
close; intimate; on good terms
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be helpful; to be useful
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
even if not; even without
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
about when; about what time; how soon
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
mistress; kept woman; concubine
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary