face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
very loose; slowly; leisurely
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
one-by-one; separately; in detail
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe (any waterbird of family Podicipedidae)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
when it becomes; when it comes to
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to talk together; to chat together
far away in the distance; in the far distance
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to collapse into; to flop onto
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)