scrap; junk; waste material
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
swindler; imposter; crook
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to get back together (with a former partner)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
just because; even if; even though
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
bad boy; naughty child; brat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by