public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
opposite; reverse; contrary
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
intelligence; intellect; brains
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
the real criminal; true culprit
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
headquarters; head office; main office
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
letter; missive; note; mail
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
script; screenplay; scenario
surname; family name; last name
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)