suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
arrest; custody; detention
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
shah; former ruler of Iran
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
to cease; to stop; to be over
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
I appreciate your efforts
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
audience; spectator; spectators
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to be helpful; to be useful
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)