to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
essence; true nature; substance; reality
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
half-game consisting of an east and south round
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
point spread; point difference
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to attack; to assault; to assail