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
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
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
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
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
self-protection; self-defence
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 be outdistanced; to be beaten
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
star (actor, athlete, 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; complete
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; 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.)
daily necessities; everyday item