to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
masterful performance; virtuosity
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
generously; liberally; magnanimously
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
sake tasting; wine tasting
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
all pungs; winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair
all terminals; winning hand consisting of only ones and nines as pungs or kongs plus a pair
yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)
8000; eight thousand; many
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
moment; brief space of time
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
before the gate; in front of the gate
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
association; society; organization; organisation
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb