seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
official business; public business
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
writing; composition; essay; sentence
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
our country; our land; one's own country
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber