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
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to cover (with something)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
society; public; community; social studies
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
one's family; family member
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
street at night; making a night journey
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
way one walks; one's walk
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to be full of pride; to be boastful
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
complete recovery from illness
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
resentment; indignation; anger
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
traveling expenses; travelling expenses