low dining table; tea table
assertion; declaration; affirmation
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to gather; to collect; to assemble
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
recently; lately; these days
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
I don't want to boast but
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family