parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
at least; at most; (even) just
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
this and that; various things
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
so; like this; in this way
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
chilly; unpleasantly cold
even though; despite; when
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
senior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very popular; highly favoured
generation; the world; the age
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
on the way home from work; returning from work
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
feeling; sense; impression
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
totally willing; fully motivated
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)