fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
tradition; legend; folklore
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
originally; by nature; from the start
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
study; research; investigation
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
old poem (esp. waka); old song
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
have to do; must; should; ought to
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
major subject; special study
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
so; like this; in this way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress