yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
war; battle; match; game; competition
cards in one's hand; one's hand
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
these guys; these fellows
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to hold fast; to protect to the end
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dead card (comp. karuta); cards that are not present at the start of the match
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely