body; group; party; company; troupe
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to ask a high price; to overcharge
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
massing (of troops); gathering
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
eighth day of the month; eight days
to name; to call; to christen; to term
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
in the meanwhile; during the time
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
first part of a poem or verse
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
one by one; one each; one at a time