jpdb beta

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

heir; inheritor; successor

2

boy; man; male

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

6

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

1

to be clear-headed

1

to meet face-to-face

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by

2

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

1

adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law

1

synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

1

regret; repentance; remorse

1

to (do) like this

2

tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

2

bet; wager; stake; gamble

2

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

on the occasion of

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(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

1

karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

relative; relation; kin

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

1

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

6

well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)

1

association; society

3

leader; leading figure

1

local newspaper; regional newspaper

1

poetry circles

2

judge; selector

1

one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer

1

correction; looking over; touching up

1

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

member; the membership

2

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

1

being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin

1

to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence

1

prefectural office

2

one; one

1

five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

1

tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

1

art; the arts

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

1

beginner

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