to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
question; inquiry; enquiry
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
memory; sense; experience
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
handsome man; actor in a love scene
instead; but (on the other hand)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
motive power; driving force
brier (Erica arborea); briar
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)