boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
in the meanwhile; during the time
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
how many years; how long; what year
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to spend time (on doing something)
to polish up; to shine up
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do