sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
genuine article; real thing; real deal
just because; even if; even though
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that is to say; so that means
control; management (e.g. of a business)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
waste of time; killing time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
profound; deep; unfathomable
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
fluent (in a language); flowing
here and there; in places
face; looks; vestiges; trace
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
exactly as stated; verbatim
to be lacking in options; to be too few
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits