environment; circumstance
to be full of pride; to be boastful
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
acting ability; talent as a performer
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
court lady; lady-in-waiting
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
resignation; acceptance; consolation
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
ability; capability; skill
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
results; record; grades; marks
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
lord of a manor; estate steward
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
candy; sweet; confectionary
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
happy-go-lucky person; dreamer; (lit.) intracranial flower garden
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent