breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
follow-up report; further news
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
scenery; scene; landscape
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
mass communication; mass media
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency