self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
group; party; team; squad; section
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
high rating; good reputation
low rating; bad reputation
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
weight (for scales); counterweight
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
work-in-progress; working state
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to bring up under one's personal care
good-quality; superior in quality
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
ambidexter; ambidexterity
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
new development; new discovery
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to pass on an order; to pass the word
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
sunlight filtering through trees
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to buy again; to buy anew
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour