selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
in one's own way or style
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
genius; prodigy; natural gift
long military service; having experienced many battles
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
illegal; illicit; unlawful
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
number of persons; personnel
transactions; dealings; business
many; much; plenty; hardly
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
be on your guard!; take care!
last night; yesterday evening
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
work clothes; business suit
welcome!; nice to see you!
hello; good day; good afternoon