like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to attack; to assault; to assail
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difference; variation; difference
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
perfect; perfection; perfect game
what type of thing; which one
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)