to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
several hundred; hundreds (of)
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
influence; effect; impact
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
(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
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
for example; for instance; e.g.
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
big problem; major issue; big controversy
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to waste time; to kill time
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to ask a question; to ask questions
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe