evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
selfishness; self-interest
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
in case of; at that time; at this time
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
by itself; automatically; naturally
wind and string instruments
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
musical composition; tune
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)