selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
great difference; major mistake
living thing; living creature; animal; life
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
living together (with one more person)
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
fire brigade; fire company
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to show up; to appear; to turn up
being left out; being ostracized
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
for your information; I'm telling you
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy