I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
very; extremely; excessively
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
had better ...; had better not ...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
such; like that; in that way
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
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
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
battle formation; military formation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to meet with a crushing defeat
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
change of occupation; career change
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
the first and second; a few
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)