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all the qualities that shape a person's character and make them different from others

個性, 性格

expressing love and care

愛情深い, 優しい

trying or wishing to gain great success, power, or wealth

野心的, 野心的

confident in expressing one's opinions, ideas, or needs in a clear, direct, and respectful manner

自己主張の強い, 主張のある

constantly telling others what they should do

うるさい, 命令する

telling the truth and having no intention of cheating or stealing

正直な, 誠実な

showing firm and constant support to a person, organization, cause, or belief

忠実な, 誠実な

(of a young person or child) able to behave reasonably and responsibly, like an adult

成熟した, 大人の

experiencing frequent changes in mood, often without apparent reason or explanation

気まぐれな, ムードが変わりやすい

ready to accept or listen to different views and opinions

オープンマインドの, 柔軟な

enjoying other people's company and social interactions

社交的な, 外向的な

able to remain calm, especially in challenging or difficult situations, without becoming annoyed or anxious

忍耐強い

able to be trusted to perform consistently well and meet expectations

信頼できる, 頼りになる

capable of understanding other people's emotions and caring for them

敏感な, 共感的な

unwilling to change one's attitude or opinion despite good reasons to do so

頑固な, 執拗な

capable of thinking and learning in a good and quick way

明るい, 賢い

acting in accordance with one's conscience and sense of duty

良心的な, 真面目な

having or displaying a strong will to achieve a goal despite the challenges or obstacles

決意した, 決定的な

showing kindness and empathy toward others

穏やかな, 優しい

capable of finding different, clever, and efficient ways to solve problems, often using the resources available to them in innovative ways

工夫のある, 独創的な

stating the opposite of what one means to criticize, insult, mock, or make a joke

皮肉な

capable of providing everything that one needs, particularly food, without any help from others

自給自足の, 独立した

tending to act on impulse or in the moment, without much planning or considering the consequences or potential risks of their actions

自発的な, 衝動的な

regular and constant for a long period of time

安定した, 一定の

(of a person or their behavior) direct and honest

率直な, 明快な

showing care and understanding toward other people, especially when they are not feeling good

同情的な, 思いやりのある

extremely careful and attentive to detail

徹底的な, 詳細な

to discover, meet, or find someone or something by accident

偶然見つける, 遭遇する

used to refer to a person's true feelings or beliefs that they may not openly show

used to provide a general assessment of a situation

全体的に, 一般的に

to be likely to develop or occur in a certain way because that is the usual pattern

傾向がある, 傾く

a group of words or a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation of its individual words, often specific to a particular language or culture

イディオム, 熟語

(of a person) not showing pretentious behavior

someone who does not express emotions and is considered unfriendly

冷たい魚

someone who can be easily taken advantage of

優しい人, 騙されやすい人

a tendency to quickly lose one's temper

短気, 簡単に怒ること

to refrain from doing anything that would harm or threaten the life of any person or animal

to make a minimal effort to do something, particularly in order to help someone

a generous and kind personality

a person or thing that causes one great annoyance or a lot of difficulty

to be extremely proud and believe that one is superior in intellect, importance, etc.

an energetic and sociable person who makes a place livelier