almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
technical skill; ability; capacity
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity
sightseer; spectator; viewer
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
after staying up all night
clothing or costumes for rent
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
packing; crating; packaging
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
other side; opposite side; other party
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside