to take away; to carry off
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
by sheer strength; by brute force
to take back; to recapture
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
prospects of victory; chances of success
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
elliptical shape; oval shape
to pour water on; to irrigate
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
second (unit of time); arc second
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to lie down; to throw oneself down
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to knock down; to knock off
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
trivial; not amounting to much
willpower; energy; vitality
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
unfortunately; regrettably
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms