to prostrate oneself before
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
reward; honorarium; remuneration
living thing; living creature; animal; life
winter vacation; winter holidays
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
having only tiles of one suit and not having called any tiles (meld); having only tiles of one suit and a concealed hand
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
win worth 16000 points (or, if dealer, 24000 points)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be born; to come into the world
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
heir; inheritor; successor
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
first; first base; first baseman; fast
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from