trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
by myself; in person; by oneself
(arch.) starched white uniform worn by menservants of government officials; something pasted with plain white paper (e.g. umbrella, lantern)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
distress; wretched condition
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to perceive; to understand
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to order; to command; to appoint
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance