to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
tension; mental strain; nervousness
the other day; a few days ago
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to have a talk; to tell a story
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
evening meal; dinner; supper
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
way; method; means; resource; course
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
be on your guard!; take care!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old