self-interest; selfish desire; greed
to be smeared; to be covered
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
good; goodness; right; virtue
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
this occasion; at this time; now
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to turn completely into; to become completely
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
in that manner; like that
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told