external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
personality; character; individuality; personhood
goodness; excellence; virtue
humanism; humanitarianism
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
being upright and cleanhanded
devoted; self-sacrificing
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
democracy; democratic system of government
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to look down on; to make light of
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
belief; faith; conviction
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
real thing; original; actual
to maintain; to continue to have
foreigner; alien; stranger
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
isolation; being alone; being friendless
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky