flash (of light); glint; schiller
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
convenience store lunch box
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
two (long cylindrical things)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
counter for choices, options, etc.
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
(having) two choices; choice between two things
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
worthless thing; trivial thing
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
living room (Western style); sitting room
fur; incrustation; limescale
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight