bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
came here; coming here; recently
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
flight; desertion; escape
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
drunkenness; intoxication
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to be found; to be discovered
to push aside; to push one's way through
question; inquiry; enquiry
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
perception; sensing; noticing
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care