5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld); inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
while; even though; despite
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in accordance with plans; just as planned
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
rate; late; rating; ranking
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
100,000; hundred thousand
health; healthy; sound; fit
internal organs; viscera; intestines
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
the five 20-point cards (high-scoring meld)
card that can be used to make a scoring combination
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
the Ono no Michikaze card and three other 20-point cards (scoring combination)
to attack; to assault; to assail
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck