self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
dealing with; coping with
having not the slightest idea
situation of one's own doing
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
point in question (at issue)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
love triangle; eternal triangle
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
advice column; agony aunt column
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
man; male; masculine gender
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to continue to do; to persist in doing
close call; narrow escape
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to taste; to try (food or drink)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning