song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(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
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
Casa Branca (Brazil); Casablanca (Morocco); Casablanca (1942 film)
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to arrange (flowers); to plant
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way