explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
justification; rationalization
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
way of listening; listener
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
irritation; annoyance; frustration
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
limited; limiting; restrictive
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever