self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
one's mental make-up (structure)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
critical (condition); serious
extremely dangerous; full of peril
method of bringing up; method of raising
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to keep away; to keep at a distance
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
on the occasion of; at the time of