present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
story; tale; talk; discussion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
senior high school; high school
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
senior high school student
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing