capital; funds; seed money; asset
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
then; and (then); in that case; if so
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
counter for birds or rabbits
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to recall; to remember; to recollect