sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
about when; about what time; how soon
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
combination of rīchi, tan'yao, and pinfu (common trio of melds)
three; three years of age
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to raise one's voice; to shout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money
criminal nature; criminality
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
because of; owing to; due to
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to overdo; to do too much
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
having said that; on the other hand
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to break down; to fail; to fizzle; to flop; to peter out; to fall flat