to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
plaintive; piteous; doleful
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
one eye; one of one's eyes
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
secret art; the mysteries
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to happen to hear; to overhear
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
look!; there!; here!; that is
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
from here; from this place
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
warp; curvature; curve; arch