soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to be bony; to be angular
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
looks; personal appearance; features
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
rather; better; instead; if anything
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
sympathy; empathy; response
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
mental; spiritual; emotional
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
literary art; literary activity; writing
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience