certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
change; transition; return present
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
senior high school; high school
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine