to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
such ... as; or some such
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
beginning; outset; first; onset
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
suffix for familiar person
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
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.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal