to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to translate; to interpret
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to press a question; to cross-examine
negotiable; further discussion needed
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
popular name; common name; given name
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
waste of time; killing time
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
opposite side; other side; other party
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
sunlight filtering through trees