oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
ability; capability; skill
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
in one's own way or style
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
national costume; (in) native dress
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to have a talk; to tell a story