I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
hitting the ball squarely
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
until now; so far; up to the present
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to accept; to receive; to agree
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate