gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
playing style (in games, sport, etc.); style of play
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
latest information; latest news; update
collection of short stories; collected short stories
must-read; required reading
aforementioned; above-mentioned
moving; stirring; emo; sad; erotic in a disgusting way
anecdote; brief (comic) story
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
labor pains; birth pangs; throes of creation; toil of producing something new
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
righteousness; justice; right
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)