capital; funds; seed money; asset
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
adds force or indicates command
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...