painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
expression; look; countenance; face
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
look!; there!; here!; that is
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
and yet; though; when; in spite of