to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
construction; architecture (of buildings)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
this side; in the forefront
sick person; patient; invalid
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
two-storey house; two-story house
temple elementary school (Edo period)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
minoban (paper size; 273x394mm)
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper