distant place; faraway location; far away
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
to await; to wait for; to expect
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to get narrower; to contract
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
each individual; each person
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
child's tear-stained face
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
goodbye; farewell; so long
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
revenge; having a second go (at something)
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
Japan's best; number one in Japan
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
just like; the same as; no different than
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
chit; slip; ticket; voucher