to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
wounded person; injured person
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
personality; style; appearance
food storage; provision store; pantry
to feel oneself indebted to
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
woman; female; feminine gender
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to do someone in; to bump someone off
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
already; now; no longer; not any more
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game