to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
accumulation; accumulate; store
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
on the occasion of; at the time of
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
a considerable number; a fair number
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
heating power; thermal power; firepower
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)