even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to feel depressed; to be down
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to succeed; to bear fruit
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
spirit; heart; disposition
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
that day; the very same day
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cannot be compared with; no match for
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
(navigable) canal; waterway
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
liner; regularly scheduled ship
to come and go; to go back and forth
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt