self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
to boost; to force up; to push up
my personal (e.g. opinion)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
interview (e.g. for a job)
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
curl; curly hair; ringlet
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
in case of; at that time; at this time