to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
first meeting; first interview with
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
image of (an ideal) person
line; queue; procession; matrix
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers
softly; mildly; gently; politely
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
east, west, south and north
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
convenient; handy; useful
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
control; check; restraint; inhibition
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated