self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
womanly; ladylike; feminine
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
material; substance; matter
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
(political) power; authority; influence
in name only; titular; nominal
decoration; ornament; trimmings
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
although I say; although one might say; although called
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
gift; present; tip; bribe
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
authority; power; influence
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier