sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
established fact; fait accompli
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
to say; to tell; to state; to do
several weeks; a few weeks
still; even now; to this day
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
certainly; surely; definitely
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
letter; missive; note; mail
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
to attack; to assault; to assail
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
trouble; bother; annoyance
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
to move (house); to change residence
first; first base; first baseman; fast
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
sphere; counter for balls
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)