with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
periodic; regular; routine
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
multinational; transnational
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
recommendation; endorsement
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes