humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to live; to reside; to inhabit
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
training; drill; practice; discipline
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to become clear; to be made public
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cheating (on an examination); cribbing