self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
genuine; authentic; true; real
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
discrimination; discernment; identification
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
question; inquiry; enquiry
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
door; gate; opening; title page
to go along; to walk along; to follow
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching