right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
bozu mekuri; simple card game played with the 100 picture cards of a hyakunin isshu deck
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
coloured paper; colored paper
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence