to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to hand over; to surrender
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
thunderous roar; roaring sound
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
something; some kind of; for some reason