sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reduction by half; halving
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
indeed; really; truly; very much
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
perfect; complete; flawless
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to relax; to take it easy
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance