slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
father; dad; husband; you; he
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
this world; this life; world of the living
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
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
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
junior high school student; middle school pupil
district; section; sector
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age