neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
imagination; supposition; guess
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
very interesting; of great interest
inventor; designer; planner
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
plural; multiple; several
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
suit (playing cards, tarot, etc.); soot
cards in one's hand; one's hand
declaration; proclamation; announcement
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
but; however; provided that
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
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
both; both sides; both parties
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
discard; discarded (playing) card; (arch.) bulletin board displaying the name, age, offence, etc. of a criminal sentenced to death (Edo period)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
pair; two kinds; two ways
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten