raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
championship; title (of champion)
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
senior high school; high school
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
losing weight; slimming; lean person
extremely; terrifically; super
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
of no interest; not interested
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately