dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
adjust (by supplementing)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
please (give me); please (do for me)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
department (faculty) of literature
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
younger scholar; future reference
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design