nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
global positioning system; GPS
welcome; (warm) reception
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
gross; disgusting; sickening
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
excellent answer; clever answer
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
rear left; back left; left and behind
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
offender; criminal; culprit
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
extremely dangerous; full of peril
to be doing; to be in the process of doing