to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
each (every) time; whenever
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to speak; to say; to vocalize
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
small number; few; minority
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
suit your speech to the audience
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
complete works; complete collection; complete series
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience