personal; individual; private
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
self-defense; self-defence
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by