deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to half-rise to one's feet
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
draw (in competition); tie game
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer