illusion; fallacy; delusion
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
work; business; company; study
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
and; thereupon; because of that
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
motion of a baby gently hitting his own face with both of his hands
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
plaything; playing (with a toy); gambling; activity using hand-gestures (esp. playing games or singing songs)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
each nation; many nations; many countries
to gather strength; to take heart
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
immediately; right away; on the spot
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out