big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to attack; to assault; to assail
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
occasional; infrequent; rare
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
electricity; (electric) light
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(within a) territory; domains
ex-husband; former husband
Emperor Temmu (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to find fault with; to question
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon