memory; ability to remember
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
observation; survey; watching
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
in its entirety; whole; wholly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
table tennis club; ping-pong club
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
comfort; consolation; diversion
to apologize; to apologise
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
in spite of; regardless of
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
such; like that; that sort of; very
inclination; tendency; nature; character
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to