practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
alone; by oneself; on one's own
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
two classes; double; two sets
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
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 have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back