to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
spare time; free time; leisure time
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
pair; the two; both persons; both things
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
several types; several kinds; several species
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
journal; magazine; periodical
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
of tender years; very young
water and ink; ink painting
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money