self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
city police; municipal police
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
spine; backbone; spinal column
to pierce through; to break through
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall flat; to fall face down
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
silence; stillness; quietness
to recover consciousness; to come to
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
being about to cry; the verge of tears
using all one's strength; using all one's might
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down