pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
professional pachinko player
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
naturally; of course; understandably
to throw at; to turn; to raise
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade