card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
this, that and the other; this and that
to try to do; to attempt to do
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to ascend; to go up; to climb
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to put into effect; to put into practice
pointing out; identification
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
largest class; top category
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
living thing; organism; creature; biology