gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
true character; real nature
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
advisory level; warning level
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
personal combat; one-to-one fight
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block