opening fully; full throttle; full power
to begin; to set about; to start
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
kitchen; financial situation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
imposing stance; daunting pose
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
last days; the end; one's fate
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
even if; even though; however; no matter how