clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
barber; barbershop; barber shop
adjustment of debts; debt-workout; consolidation of debts; settlement of debts
total amount (of money); total sum; final sum
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
entrance fee; participation cost
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
ten; 10; ten years of age
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
regular game; regular-season game
private; exclusive; secret
do-or-die game; crucial contest
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
young female rice planter; young girl
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
capital; funds; seed money; asset
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
absolute obedience; complete submission
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to show signs of; to appear
(only) one option; one possible choice
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin