base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to shout (in anger); to yell
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
programme; program; plans; arrangements
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
(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
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
economic fortune; luck with money
god of fortune; god of wealth
the West; the Occident; Western countries
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck