self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
had better ...; had better not ...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
major subject; special study
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
a few years ago; some years back
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
time; season; period; phase; stage
prospecting; trial digging
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person