rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
administrative service; public services; tax-funded services; government services
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to make a mistake; to blunder
newspaper reporter; print journalist
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
kind; sort; species; species
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)