Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
keeping a close watch on both sides; keeping an eye on two things at the same time
to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)
Texas hold 'em (poker game)
number of households (houses)
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
swimming ability; swimming ability certification
two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)
reraising (bet in poker); reraising (dead character in computer game)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
kicker (soccer, football, rugby, etc.)
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
T; t; ton; tonne; (airport) terminal; nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
modern architecture; modernist architecture
Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
professional gambler; gamester
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times
good (place to leave off); convenient
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
disuse; not using; non-usage
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
consecutive number; serial number
early stages (of a game); opening phase