self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
I have nothing to do with it
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
acceleration; speeding up
great difference; big difference; wide margin
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
old age; old person; the old; the aged
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
in name only; titular; nominal
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
older sister and younger brother
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reading partway; leaving half-read
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
freckles; buckwheat chaff