to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in that way; thus; so; so?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily