to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
marshy grassland; wetlands
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
extremely dangerous; full of peril
long-established; old-established; traditional
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
a few years ago; some years back
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
long-awaited; much-awaited
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
something like ...; something called ...
to feel hungry; to get hungry
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
large amount of money; great cost
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
personal (employee); employed; retained
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
selling out; being sold out
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance