(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to trace back to (the origins of something)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be profitable; to yield a profit
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
bribe; money under the table
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
author; writer; novelist; artist
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
demesne; estate; private land; private property
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)