approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to break the silence; to break one's silence
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
(social) position; status
pronunciation; production of sound
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
companion; company; tritagonist
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
street; quarter; district; area
book; volume; this; present; main; head
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse