self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
eccentric; crank; oddball
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to have an idea; to have a clue
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
being too late; losing one's final chance
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
opening ceremony (of the school term)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to lose one's way; to get lost
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)