congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
long ago; a long time ago; already
self control; self restraint
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
control; management (e.g. of a business)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to put into the mouth; to eat
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange