beginning; outset; first; onset
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
how; in what way; by what means
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
having no end tiles or honor tiles and pinfu (common pair of melds)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
infancy; childhood; tender age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash