to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
mistress; kept woman; concubine
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have an eye on; to zero in on
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to subsist; to keep on living
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
now that you say that; now that you mention it
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble