to come back; to bloom a second time
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
large hospital; major hospital
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
pointing out; identification
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
supporting role (actor); minor role
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
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
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
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
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
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