selfishness; self-interest
spirituality; spiritual nature
to follow; to conform; to apply to
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
ten (long cylindrical things)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
force of a fire; force of flames
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
destruction; annihilation; extermination
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
being rampant; domination
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)