thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
casting; cast-metal object
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
restoration; repair; mending
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
master; teacher; stable master
to make merry; to be festive
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
spring water; clear (pure) water
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster