handiwork; handicraft; homemade
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
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; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
several types; several kinds; several species
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
of tender years; very young
water and ink; ink painting
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
beyond imagination; unimaginable
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
illegal; illicit; unlawful
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
being lost in deep thought
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
correlation; interrelation; intertwining