self-interest; selfish desire
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
something; some kind of; for some reason
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
this occasion; at this time; now
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
day by day; every day; by the day
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model