mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with 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; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
extreme; ultra; mega; 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 imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
perfect; complete; flawless
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
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)
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) 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); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
jingisukan; dish of mutton or lamb grilled with vegetables at the table on a domed grill; 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