such; this sort of; like this
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
square; formal; prim; stuffy
to pen; to write; to draw
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sailor suit; middy uniform
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to look around; to survey
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
one by one; one at a time; in turn
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
coloured paper; colored paper
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
society for the study of manga; manga club
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is not (like that) either
to be silent; to say nothing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)