preparatory phase; preparatory period
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
will not do; do not; does not
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
opposite side; opposition
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
cheap article; poor-quality article
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy