selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
richly colored; richly coloured
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
convenient; handy; useful
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
condition; state (of health); appearance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
moisture; humidity; dampness
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
lower portion; base surface; soffit
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
engagement; business; affair; use; need
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
color scheme; colour scheme
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to sink (into); to get depressed
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
demon of ill health; disease
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship