front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
upper floor (of a building)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
infancy; childhood; tender age
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
urasuji; side fork; frenulum; frenulum of prepuce of penis
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
threatening voice; threatening tone