to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to apologize; to apologise
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
proposal; offer; request; application
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty