selfish; self-centred; egotistical
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one's possessions; ownership
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
disclosure; exposure; revelation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
your husband; her husband
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to follow another's example
to bawl; to cry; to scream
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
nine parts; nine percent; almost
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be jealous; to be envious
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
other side; opposite side; other party
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive