doing whatever one pleases
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
refinement; elegance; grace
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
first part of a poem or verse
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
study; diligence; discount; reduction
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
next (day, morning, etc.); following
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to come to one's senses; to calm down
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health