greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
tedious; boring; being fed up with
devil; evil spirit; genie
heart; guts; nerve; central part
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
as you see; as you can see
being open but having virtually no business
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to understand (each other); to comprehend
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
one stride; single stride; short distance
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset