drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
role of the villain; the bad guy
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
upper part; upper region; region above
even in bustling cities there are places that have a rural quality to them; (lit.) (even) Kyoto is rustic in places
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
strange; mysterious; queer
disheveled hair; unravelled hair
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
glibly; volubly; at great length
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
excellent poem; famous poem
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)