defeat; loss; reverse; setback
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
double; twice (as much); twofold
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
sweeping victory; easy victory
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
series of battles; successive battles
nonparticipation; nonattendance
election; selection; choice
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
freely; right and left; as one pleases
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(another's) daughter; young lady
another thing; exception; special case
deck (from which players draw cards); draw pile; stock; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...