gambling; competition; game (of chance)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
notebook; account book; register
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
vagrant; vagabond; drifter
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to push (something) against
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)