net settlement; making up differences
healthy profit; positive earnings
ago; since; before; previous
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
buying price; cost price; purchase price
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
price movement; price fluctuation
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
still; as yet; as it has been
one's last moments; hour of death
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
capital; funds; seed money; asset
how; in what way; in what manner
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
loss; defeat; counter for losses