selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
prime minister; premier; chancellor
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
grandfather; male senior-citizen
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
comparatively; relatively
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to do over; to remake; to resume
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
midsummer; height of summer
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
huge win; overwhelming victory
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
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)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
verbalization; putting into words
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to turn against; to become an enemy
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love