self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
rule; reign; government; governing
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
financier; business leader
advocate; proponent; supporter
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
time series; chronological order; chronology
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
first of all; first thing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
to become better; to improve
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
the other day; a few days ago
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
princess; Her Royal Highness
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets