to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to become famous; to gain fame
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
full flush; winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
scoring stick; counter; chip
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
anniversary; commemoration
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
telephone call; telephone (device)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
body tissue; body composition
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration