print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the 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; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
to take back; to recapture
height (of a person); stature
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
a second time; again; once more; twice
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
seiken (karate proper fist); straight punch
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
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
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
index; indices; indicator
radiant smile; contented smile