betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
virile; tough; masculine; intense
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
right of succession; right to the throne
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
modesty; humility; being humble
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how many months?; how long?
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
unavoidable; this is it; this is the end; left with no choice; it's all over now
within; inside of; less than
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
even more; still more; further
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision