遅ればせ

おくればせ

belated, eleventh-hour

遅れ

おくれ

delay, lag, postponement, falling behind

遅まきながら

おそまきながら

belatedly

遅らせる

おくらせる

to delay, to postpone, to put off, to slow down, to hold up, to retard, to put back (a clock)

月遅れ

つきおくれ

a month or older

遅れる

おくれる

to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

手遅れ

ておくれ

being (too) late

遅らす

おくらす

to retard, to delay

なければならない

なければなりません なければいけない ねばならぬ ねばならない ねばなりません なければならぬ なけばならない なければならない

have to do, must, should, ought to

離れ離れ

はなればなれ かれがれ

separate, scattered, apart, atwain

我ながら

われながら わがながら

even if I say so myself, for me (to do such a thing)

麻幹花

おがらばな

Acer ukurunduense (species of Asian maple); Acer caudatum subsp. ukurundense

場慣れ

ばなれ

experience, being accustomed (to something), poise in a critical situation

罰せられる

ばっせられる

to be subject to punishment, be punished

離れ

はなれ ばなれ

separation from, loss of interest in, independence of, distancing (of oneself) from, disillusionment with, alienation from (something)

恐れながら

おそれながら

let me humbly say, most humbly, with all due respect

生まれながら

うまれながら

by nature, naturally, by birth, inborn

手柄話

てがらばなし

boastful story, big talk

世間離れ

せけんばなれ

becoming unworldly, being free from worldliness, not keeping up with social norms