selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
floral decoration; floral ornament
present; gift; to give a present or gift
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
one thin flat object; one sheet
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal