coloured paper; colored paper
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)