advantage; benefit; profit; interest
being concerned about or mindful of
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
possessed of a strong sense of duty
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to take measures; to take steps
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
rule; government; administration
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to have a meal together; to sit at table
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
smooth (i.e. without problems)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing