to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to increase; to add to; to augment
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
no loss or gain; coming out even
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
three; three years of age
alignment; arrangement; counter for sets
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
un-Japanese in appearance or character
build; physique; frame; constitution
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight