self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to backfire; to have a harmful result
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to become desperate; to give in to despair
tragic death; violent death
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
establishment; settlement
infancy; childhood; tender age
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
accursed; damned; blasted
thought; consideration; thinking
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
one by one; one after another; successively
payment of debts; repayment
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
distant look; faraway look
infant; baby; little child
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy