holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
this is why; this means; it is the case that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
perfect; complete; flawless
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
first match (in a series)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to pass (of time); to elapse
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to increase; to add to; to augment