chances of winning (a bet); odds
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
residence; housing; residential building
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
glad countenance; joyful look
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to give an impression; to make an impression
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
warning color; warning colour
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
floor heating; underfloor heating
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
ancestor; forefather; foremother
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)