to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
hegemony; leadership; initiative
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles
full flush; winning hand containing only tiles of one suit; homogeneity (e.g. manuf. using products from one source)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
minimum; at the very least
duty; obligation; responsibility
decorum; propriety; politeness
... is the reason; ... is my excuse