self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
job; work; duties; trade; skill
how many years; how long; what year
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
watering hole; watering place
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
murder; killing; murderer
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
veil of darkness; curtain of night
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
wherein; therein; thereinto
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
so; like this; in this way