to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
opposite side; opposition
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be needed; to be wanted
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to increase; to add to; to augment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
rather; better; instead; if anything
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation