difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
back off!; leave me alone!
(medical) doctor; physician
to be a matter of life or death
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)