to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
what do you want?; can I help you?
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
just because; even if; even though
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to be torn off; to come off
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
how; in what way; I wonder
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
everything one does; whatever one does
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
heir; inheritor; successor
residence; abode; dwelling
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
study; diligence; discount; reduction
district; section; sector
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving