self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
such ... as; or some such
tone (of voice); manner of talking
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and; thereupon; because of that
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
(some) more; even more; longer; further
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
way (of doing); manner; method; means
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud