selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
time; hour; period; class
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
amount of money; sum of money
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration