unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
individual; private person; personal; natural person
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
rather; sooner; preferably
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
feeling of fullness; ability of a food to fill you up; stomach condition
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
settlement; solution; resolution
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(made of) stone; stone-built
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
proposal; proposition; suggestion
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track