to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
there is nothing; having nothing
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
clearing one's throat; cough
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
interruption; suspension; break
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
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
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
luckily; blessedly; fortunately