self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
organization name; organisation name
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
kanji representing verb or adjective
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
true state; actual condition; reality
in name only; titular; nominal
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
radiant smile; contented smile
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
contradiction; inconsistency
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
meaning; significance; sense
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man