tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
menstrual pain; period pain
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
heir; inheritor; successor
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
regret; repentance; remorse
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bet; wager; stake; gamble
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards