member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
self-interest; selfish desire
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to torture to death; to toy with (someone) until dead; to inflict a slow and painful death
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
the front; honest; upright; decent
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to grow up; to become an adult
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)