self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
close; intimate; on good terms
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
magazine; journal; periodical
bereavement; separation by death; loss
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
already; now; no longer; not any more
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
business; trade; operations; sales
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
senior; veteran; old-timer
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
hello; good day; good afternoon
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable