desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
individualism; egoism; selfishness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
descendant; posterity; offspring
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
convention; tired tradition; old custom
each nation; many nations; many countries
academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
in the same way as; just like
most part; greater part; majority
loyal retainer; loyal subject
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly