(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
genuine article; real thing; real deal
quality (of a product or a service)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
batter's box; one's turn at bat
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
no more than that; with that; on that note; since then; ending there
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
tension; mental strain; nervousness
exaltation; emotional uplift
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to run around; to bustle about
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience