hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
a step; short distance; short time
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
course; route; path; process; means
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to walk away; to saunter off
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
desolate; dreary; lonesome
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however