trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
and then; and so; and; so then
to talk; to chat; to chatter
repentance; confession; penitence
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
winning hand consisting only of terminal and honor tiles
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
adds force or indicates command
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it is not (like that) either
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
womanly; ladylike; feminine
manly; masculine; like a man