new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
race (of people); type of person
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
in the end; on top of that
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
great war; great battle; world war
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
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
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose