request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
in the background; not standing out
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
at least; at most; (even) just
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
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
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
being in tenpai but not calling riichi
consecutive victories; series of victories
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)