the Ono no Michikaze card and three other 20-point cards (scoring combination)
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
genome editing; genome engineering
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
perfect imitation (of a song, dance routine, etc., usu. by an amateur)
drive recorder; dashcam; event data recorder; EDR
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
probity check; background investigation
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
household search (conducted by the police)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)