to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award; to make a one handed cutting gesture of apology when passing in front of people
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
one bow; one salute; one greeting
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
near oneself; close to one; familiar
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
again; once more; a second time
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to complain; to make a complaint
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
cigarette end; cigarette butt
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)