very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
sense of smell; olfaction
fiction; fabrication; concoction
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
bearing; heading; point of the compass
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to creep about; to crawl around
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
one's way (ahead); one's path
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
suggestion; hint; implication
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
minority group (party); minority
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
main purpose; primary objective
separate; respective; different
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
choices; alternatives; options