being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
many children; large family
steady; sound; reliable; solid
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
local government employee; local civil servant
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
joint liability on guarantee
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
debt collection; debt collector
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to stare back at; to look back at
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes