to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
scoring stick; counter; chip
handbook; instruction book; manual
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to speak ill of; to disparage
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
otolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
(being) free of chemical seasoning (esp. MSG)
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
duty room; staff room; waiting room
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
to close down a business; to shut a business
more than enough (to drink)
to perform; to play; to act
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling