guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
although I say; although one might say; although called
to attack; to assault; to assail
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
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
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that's the way it is; such is life
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to rain incessantly; to downpour
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
front; frontage; facade; main
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone