selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
willpower; energy; vitality
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be silent; to say nothing
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
terrain; geographical features; topography
(national) capital (city); metropolis
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
starting point; starting line
area; region; district; locality
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name