to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
no, not like that (but like this)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
making an attempt; trial run
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
visual confirmation; sighting
fierce battle; intense combat
insight; power of observation
equality; impartiality; evenness
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to look away; to turn away
from outside; from the side
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness