one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pride; boast; credit (to)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
tenement house; row house
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to provide; to arrange; to install
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)