selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
to tower above; to stand out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
system; institution; organization; organisation
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
counter for choices, options, etc.
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door