selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
sympathy; empathy; response
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
scale; scope; plan; structure
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
bearing; heading; point of the compass
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
extensive; vast range; wide scope
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away