(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
work-in-progress; working state
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
results; record; grades; marks
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
study; learning; tutorial
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
changing completely; transformation
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
body; group; party; company; troupe
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
observer; watchman; lifeguard
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
round; spherical; circular
being all smiles with joy
tail (animal); tail end; tip
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
between times; when there's a spare moment
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade