and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to begin; to set about; to start
single-storied house; single-storied building
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
advance payment; money paid in advance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion