horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that's the way it is; such is life
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
pure double chow; winning hand containing two identical chows (i.e. same numbers and same suit)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
job hunting; job searching
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month