judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)