to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to cut off a finger (as an act of apology); to catch one's finger (in a door, etc.)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
shortsighted; narrow-minded
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
very interesting; of great interest
manly; masculine; like a man
pointing out; identification
sincere; earnest; serious
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
democracy; democratic nation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile