great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
story; tale; talk; discussion
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to put on airs; to assume importance
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
(necessary) personnel; required person
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
half-game consisting of an east and south round
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to take; to catch; to capture
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
absolute beginner; complete amateur