light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shed light; to cast light
plural; multiple; several
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
speaking voice; talking voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerably; fairly; quite
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange