basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
forcibly; against one's will
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
rather; sooner; preferably
how; in what way; how about; questionable
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
family a woman has married into
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
moment by moment; hour by hour
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
to make merry; to be festive
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to be conspicuous; to stand out
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
as is habit; the way life normally is
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to live through; to survive