to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
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
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
dwelling; house; residence; address
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
control of the sea; command of the sea
foreign enemy; outside invader
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
complete set; all; everything
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
as is usual with; in common with
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
to blame; to find fault with
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict