to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
arena for fighting; battlefield
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
kyōtei; boat race; hydroplane racing event and gambling sport in Japan
in the end; on top of that
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
gateball (mallet sport similar to croquet)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
concentrated sulfuric acid; concentrated sulphuric acid
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
counter for books; volume
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness