(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
(not possible) on such short notice
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
now that; since; so long as; because
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to live through; to survive
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
wish; desire; request; prayer
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
proofreading; calibration
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
potato chips; potato crisps
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
secret story; unknown episode
collaboration; joint work
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
(dead) end; end of the line