sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
slight; thin; on the weak side
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to turn completely into; to become completely
ratification; confirmation
self-examination; reflection
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
open every day of the year
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
(distant) howling; backbiting
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
sanitation worker; garbage collector; refuse collector; street cleaner
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
collection vehicle (garbage, etc.)
chorus; singing in a chorus
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
yoke; constraints; oppression
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)