to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to put someone to trouble
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
apparently; appears to be
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to take back; to recapture
height (of body); stature
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
twice; again; second time
posing a question; question
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
younger people; future generations
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
in case of; at that time; at this time
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
fall; drop; descent; coming down
older sister; elder sister