selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(some) more; even more; longer; further
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bureau director; office chief
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
cabinet (of a government); ministry
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
public safety; public welfare
special selection; finest pick; top pick
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to collect; to assemble; to gather