self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
nothing but; none other than
to incur someone's enmity
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
halo; angel ring; glow of freshly washed or treated hair
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
I don't know; I don't understand
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to finish reading; to read through
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
blank space; margin; blank canvas
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
diary shared between friends (who take turns writing entries); exchange diary
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to select someone (out of many people)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
enemy territory; hostile place