thought; consideration; thinking
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
surroundings; environs; circumference
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
considerably; fairly; quite
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
hostility; antagonism; opposition
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager