willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
very interesting; of great interest
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
conventionality; triteness
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
amount of money; sum of money
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
however; having said that; but
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
classification; categorization; sorting
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to pile up; to accumulate
economic; financial; fiscal
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)