face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece)
to increase; to add to; to augment
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
namely; that is (to say); in other words
in good health; alive and well; going strong
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
April Fools' Day; April fool
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
container for boiled rice
(state of) utter panic; great panic
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind