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Topic: Gambling in Japan
The House of The Rising Sun Always Wins
addiction (n.): being unable to stop doing something (e.g. drinking, smoking, etc.)
despair (n.): a strong feeling of hopelessness
greed (n.): always wanting more or considering profit as most important
[be] on a roll (idiom): having continued success / luck
cockfight (n.): arranged fight between two male chickens (roosters)
behind closed doors (idiom): in secret, without letting the public see or know about it
odd / even [number] (adj.): numbers like 1,3,5,7,9… are odd; 2,4,6,8,10… are even
fold / double down (v.): (in gambling) not pay or bet anything / double one’s bet
technically (adv.): in theory; how something is supposed to be (rather than reality)
bricks-and-mortar (adj.): real buildings/shops (not online ones)
[be] on the rise (phrase): increasing
debt (n.): money that was borrowed and needs to be returned
via (preposition): by way of; by means of
cascade (v.): move downwards step-by-step (not directly)
trigger (v.): make something happen
accompanied (by) (adv.): together with
token (n.): a symbol or something that represents something else
circumvent (v.): bypass, find a way around something
intimidating (adj.): making others nervous or afraid
pay a visit (v.): visit a person or place once
(not) bet on (v.): think something will (not) happen
