selfishness; selfish motive
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to accuse someone; to charge someone
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to recall; to hit upon ...; to occur to (one); to feel the call of ...
example; illustration; precedent
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
personal feelings; self-interest
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
have to do; must; should; ought to
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
wounded person; injured person
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
severe wound; serious wound; gash
main street; avenue; boulevard
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
trouble; bother; annoyance
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
cask wrapped in straw matting; beggar