how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to say; to be called; to do
at; in; at; when; by; with
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to look around; to survey
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
along the road; along the way
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
feeling; sense; impression
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
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
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
attendance; presence; appearance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
gem; jewel; precious stone