being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
failure; rejection; rupture
to be all out; to exhaust
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
deceiving; cheating; fooling
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
according to plan; as planned; on target
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
team competition; team game
district; section; sector
natural; intrinsic; from birth
to be profitable; to yield a profit
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
probe each other; sound each other out
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
secretariat; executive office
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection