to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
alluring; enticing; tempting; seductive
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
egoism; egotism; selfishness
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
self-interest; selfish desire
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
recommendation; endorsement
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to spend time (on doing something)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
meditation; contemplation
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
uncontrollable; irrepressible
to do together; to share; to participate in
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable