nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
but; however; provided that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
one thin flat object; one sheet
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
depending on; dependent on
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
three; three years of age