the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
venomous snake; poisonous snake
immediate effect; instant effect
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
good-natured person; nice person
waste thread; lint; fluff
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
major earthquake; large earthquake
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
tall and steep; severe and dignified; severe and cruel
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to make inquiries; to refer to
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
Zen studies; Zen practice