catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch; unexpected move; unorthodox measure
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
every street corner; every crossing
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to print; to publish; to begin to print
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
vibes; feeling; atmosphere
getting on base; reaching first base; times on base; TOB
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
under construction; in preparation
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
electronization; digitization; computerization
second edition; additional printing
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
drawing ability; skill at art
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character; NPC
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best