card game (played with a French-suited deck)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
wealthy person; millionaire
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
across-the-board fall in prices
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
leading; guiding; commanding
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
height of; middle of; full bloom
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
mass (of people); large crowd
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
character written in a cursive style
scoring combination consisting of the January, February and March 5-point cards
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
cards on the table (usu. face up)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)