world; society; people; the public
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
library; book collection; paperback book
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
pull; patronage; tug; discount
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)