(translation studies) an idiomatic translation that is further rewritten to read as fully natural Japanese

(gambling) a dice gambling game in which the players bet on whether the result of a roll will be odd or even

national bird

skillfulness; the quality of being skilled; skill / used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 八 (hachi “eight”) and 丁 (chō) or 丁 (-chō)

enlistment, recruitment

to enlist, to recruit, to conscript

(malcology) umbo

(archaic) the sale of rice / an auction; selling at auction

(uncommon, archaic) to hold an auction, participate in an auction

(archaic) the buying and selling of grain such as rice