self-interest; selfish desire; greed
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
one's physical safety; personal security
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to accuse someone; to charge someone
repentance; confession; penitence
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
how; in what way; how about; questionable
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
independent; responsible; active; subjective
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
2nd day of the month; two days
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy