desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
foolish plan; (one's own) plan; one's modest proposal
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
whole story; full picture; full particulars
accurate; correct; precise; exact
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fortress; stronghold; citadel
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
to sink (into); to get depressed
to blow water (whale, blowhole, etc.); to spout; to squirt (female ejaculation)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
control; management (e.g. of a business)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment