face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
evening meal; dinner; supper
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to be conspicuous; to stand out
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team