to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
justification; rationalization
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
solution; solution strategy
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
purification; refining; simplification
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
spray of snow (smoke-like)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
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
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
river surface; surface of a river
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough