desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
fertile; productive; fruitful
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
one end; an end; part; fragment
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to accept; to receive; to agree
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
time; season; period; phase; stage
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
comparatively; relatively
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
temporary; provisional; interim
imperial order; imperial decree
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
all you can drink; bottomless cup
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
celebratory banquet; feast
late at night; small hours of the morning
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to change completely; to change suddenly