the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to attack; to assault; to assail
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
small attached annex; lean-to
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
approximation; having a close resemblance
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
complete; whole; perfect; safe
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order