(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
intimacy; affection; familiarity
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
staff with plaited paper streamers
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
order; sequence; procedure
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to look down on; to condescend
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift