lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
connection; link; relationship
menstrual pain; period pain
heir; inheritor; successor
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
karuta game in which players race to grab cards associated with a given reading
to amuse oneself; to make merry
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
one's own work; making by oneself
correction; looking over; touching up
editor (in publishing, etc.)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
card match (esp. using uta-garuta)
Tottori (city, prefecture)
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
chivalrous spirit; chivalry