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
administration (of medicine)
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
uncle (older than one's parent)
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
deposit; payment; money received; money due
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
troupe; theatrical company
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul