being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to underrate; to make light of
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
oblong; landscape orientation
evening meal; supper; dinner
preparation; arrangements
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
revengeful ghost; apparition
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
huge rock; firmness; solidity
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot