thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to apologize; to apologise
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(social) position; status
personal grudge; personal enmity
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal