place in a TV program; television spot
(our) magazine; periodical; journal
fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit
catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch; unexpected move; unorthodox measure
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
every street corner; every crossing
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
digital native; person who has grown up in the age of computers, the Internet, etc.
mahjong player; mahjong enthusiast
to print; to publish; to begin to print
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
chain-reaction bankruptcy; chain bankruptcy
beginning of the (fiscal) year
growth stock; person with future promise
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
newspaper report; press reporting
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion