once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
while; even though; despite
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
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.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
low tone; bass; low voice
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do