busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be helpful; to be useful
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in accordance with plans; just as planned
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
discreet; modest; cautious
society; public; community; social studies
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position