to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
preparatory phase; preparatory period
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
settlement; solution; resolution
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
annotation; explanatory note; comment
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
financials; on the funding (capital) side
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
wealthy person; millionaire
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
rich person; wealthy person
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
extremely; very; really; super; so
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
idol group; boy band; girl group
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
and then; and so; and; so then
power; authority; jurisdiction
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
senior high school student
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement