karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
(arch.) (of soil, etc.) soft, dry and crumbly; sound of quiet walking
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
creepers; trailing plants
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
(not) so much; (not) that much
occasional; infrequent; rare
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
reckoning from some position (e.g. point, date, etc.)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence