looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
end of life; death; breathing one's last
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
(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
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
presumption; assumption; estimation
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation