wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bad news; news of a death; death notice
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pleased; obliged; appreciative
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
respect and affection; love and respect
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to prostrate oneself before
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
how many years; how long; what year
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
secret; private; surreptitious
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
survival; survivor; relic
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)