selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
very likely; very probable
unification; centralization; centralisation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
violent explosion; bursting
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
actor; actress; player; performer
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
selection; choice; option
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane