suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
as usual; as is one's habit
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
numbered tag; numbered ticket
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
second; number two; runner-up
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
production (e.g. play); direction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
at the last moment; this late in the game
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
long ago; already; a long time ago