selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
like this; in this way; as you see
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
after that; afterwards; thereafter
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
war; fighting; fierce competition
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
film, play, novel, etc. with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story; multi-POV story
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
author; writer; novelist; artist
rival; competitor; competition
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
drama; theatre; theater; play
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to amuse oneself; to make merry
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop walking; to pause