selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
discovery; detection; finding
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
historic; historical; traditional
draining hot water (e.g. from noodles)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to take; to catch; to capture
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
in the same way as; just like
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...