mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
home area; home town; local
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
pro-am; combination of professional and amateur players
friendly match (game); friendly
half-game consisting of an east and south round
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
please (give me); please (do for me)
in comparison to; rather than
how; in what way; how about
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start