desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
tool; implement; means; furniture
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
for example; for instance; e.g.
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
meeting; facing; confronting
mockery; derision; ridicule
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
severe punishment; rigorous measures
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
society; public; community; social studies
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to intend; to be sure that
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
reading through; reading over
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
consideration; taking into account; sympathy with
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends