Japan Weather Association; JWA
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
staff with plaited paper streamers
young greens; young herbs
player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known
Winter Triangle (asterism)
Procyon (star in the constellation Canis Minor); Alpha Canis Minoris
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
barren woman; sterile woman
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
fast pushing (of a button)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
Betelgeuse (star in the constellation Orion); Alpha Orionis
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
European magpie (Pica pica)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
Orion (constellation); the Hunter
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
evening; last night; yesterday evening
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
just; fair; proper; reasonable
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
first year of high school; first-year high school student
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
losing weight; slimming; lean person