to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
prospects of victory; chances of success
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
front; frontage; facade; main
to be parted from; to be separated
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to make a lasting impression
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
unidentifiable; unidentified
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
shallow-minded mouthing of secondhand information
street gossips and idle rumors
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
abandoned building; derelict building
to bury; to embed; to implant
to manage something successfully; to be successful
as much as one can; as much as possible
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
influence; clout; leverage
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)