card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
battlefield; battleground
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to order; to command; to appoint
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such ... as; or some such
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox