to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
just a minute; small quantity
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be perturbed; to be agitated
official business; public business
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to be at a loss for words
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
quiet; still; surreptitious
world; society; people; the public
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)