karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
hanafuda; Japanese playing cards (12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower)
ago; since; before; previous
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to color; to colour; to paint; to touch up (by tracing the same image, letter, etc.)
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to mix; to stir; to blend
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
difficult problem; challenge
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
all; entire; whole; altogether
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp