intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
admiration; wonder; astonishment
this occasion; at this time; now
great war; great battle; world war
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
tenth day of the month; ten days
eighth day of the month; eight days
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to accompany; to go with; to go together
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to repair again; to join again
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
Dragon King; promoted rook
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to speak; to say; to vocalize
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
empty lot; vacant plot of land
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
declaration; statement; proclamation
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
just one person; only one