to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
when it becomes; when it comes to
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
letter; missive; note; mail
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
too much; excessively; too
without; unless; have to do
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
although I say; although one might say; although called
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in that manner; like that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
fire hook; poker; slice bar
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)