ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
oracle; revelation; divine message
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
taste; liking; preference
self-control; self-restraint
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
each house; every house; many houses
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
through a (computer, etc.) screen
state of mind; (one's) mental state
detector; detecting machine; detecting device
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)