shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just a minute; small quantity
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
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)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
due form; official; formality