face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
smallish; on the small side
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
how long; how far; how much
difficult to ...; hard to ...
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
in case of; at that time; at this time
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
to sweep away the stresses of the day; to unwind; to refresh the mind
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
counter for books; volume
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
accomplishment; execution
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)