wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
playing mahjong all night
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate