self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to tower over the surroundings
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
hostility; animosity; enmity
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
nothing but; none other than
to be attacked by a disease