bay (space or distance between two pillars)
entrance; admission; entering
order; sequence; procedure
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to press against each other; to huddle together
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to surge (water or waves)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
responsibility; duty; obligation
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
some people; a few people; several people
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
surface; appearances; exterior
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to fight to the bitter end
to kill one's enemy (opponent)