to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(social) position; status
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
violent emotion; passion; fury
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
for example; for instance; e.g.
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
supreme; sublime; highest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
talk; recital; narration; topic