far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
win worth 8000 points (or, if dealer, 12000 points)
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
only; merely; but; no more than
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
general situation; whole aspect