to do one's best; to put forth every effort
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing
general idea; concept; notion
at once; there and then; immediately
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
writing side by side; writing (down) together; writing (down) both
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one's turn (esp. in go, shogi, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate