to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
material; substance; matter
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
as you see; as you can see
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to behave well (of a child)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything