hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
every evening; night after night
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
undressing; taking off one's clothes
loser; defeated person; the defeated
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
-less; lacking; non-existing
anyone; any person; whoever
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
way; method; means; resource; course
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest