to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to entrust; to leave to a person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
reality; actuality; hard fact
philandering; itch for women
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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
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 out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(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
answering machine; answerphone
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
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