to cut into (a conversation); to interject
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
clanging; empty; deserted
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
large beam balance; weighbeam
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
colored thread; coloured thread
to mix; to blend; to combine
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
triumphant return; returning in triumph
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
thrift; economy; frugality
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
willpower; energy; vitality
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...