surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
bringing; taking; carrying
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
ago; since; before; previous
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
laughing while reminiscing
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
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
station; office; guardroom
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
carefree; free from worry
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
container (e.g. shipping); skip
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
church; cathedral; chapel
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
personality; character; individuality; personhood
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to burn to a crisp; to scorch