(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
way (of doing); manner; method; means
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
here and there; in places
to pen; to write; to draw
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
10^44; hundred tredecillion
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
shopping; purchased goods
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
humble samurai who served as a body guard on foot
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
samurai; warrior; military family
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
sailor; boatman; passenger
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later; (arch.) being dead drunk; (arch.) being very drunk
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)