confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
great swordsman; master fencer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
everything; anything; nothing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken