selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
accumulation; accumulate; store
retention; maintenance; preservation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
influenced (by); under an influence
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
familiar spirit; familiar
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
watering hole; watering place
coarse (texture or grain)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
power; might; authority; influence
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach