hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
chasing one another; playing tag
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
superiority; predominance
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
New Year's Eve; December 31
traffic restrictions; traffic control
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
passing through; through passage
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
donation; contribution; endowment
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to string along (of rope, etc.)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot