acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
derailment; digression; deviation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
time; hour; period; class
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
answering machine; answerphone
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
closing a surgical incision (by suture, etc.)
end; close; conclusion; termination
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)