yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
idea man; ideas man; person of ideas
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to apologize; to apologise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively