on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to say; to tell; to state; to do
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
business; trade; operations; sales
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
than; from; out of; except; but; more
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
how; in what way; how about; questionable
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
big four winds; winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
thank you for your continued patronage
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others