self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
treatment (of a person); dealing with
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
older unmarried woman; old maid; spinster
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
preparations for returning (home)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
popular person; favorite; favourite
class; heading; group; category
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
social; societal; societary
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition