unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
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
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
unexpected meeting; coincidence
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
rest; break; recess; intermission
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
hurriedly; in haste; in a rush; hurry up!; quickly!; get going!
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)