passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)
Japanese hop hornbeam; ostrya japonica
playing mahjong all night
exhibition and sale (of paintings); display with the exhibits on sale
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
Spanish food; Spanish cooking
sense of color; sense of colour
predicament; difficult situation
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
firm; strong; solid; stable
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
to step back; to walk backwards
isn't it; right?; you know?
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to overcharge; to rip off