self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
how many years; how long; what year
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one by one; one each; one at a time