group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
difficult to ...; hard to ...
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot