self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
degree of attention; profile
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be found; to be discovered
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction