winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles
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
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
economics department; economics school
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
older sister; elder sister
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
garbage collection site; trash disposal area
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
authenticity; credibility
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
follow-up report; further news
to send back; to refer back
flight; desertion; escape
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
calming down; quieting down
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to trample; to crush underfoot
freely; frankly; without reserve
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
material witness; suspect
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
Official Development Assistance; ODA
government; administration
about; concerning; related to; -ish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange