counter for rules; rule; regulation
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
eligible; qualified; competent
biological parent; real parent
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
disintegration; self-destruction
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
fame; popularity; reputation
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
other than; excluding; without
have to do; must; should; ought to
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
incompetent; have no merit
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
note (letter) left behind; will
eating quickly; speed-eating
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
sad news; news of a death; death notice