to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to thrust down; to push off
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
not limited to; not just ...
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do