failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
rising; ascending; climbing
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
every month; each month; monthly
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
like this; this sort; this way
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
after that; afterwards; thereafter
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)