hibernation; staying indoors during winter
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
field; plain; prairie; moor
invoice; consignment note; sender's copy; receipt of shipment
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
secret story; unknown episode
evening; last night; yesterday evening
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
re-examination; reinspection; retest
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
main theater of war; principal battlefield
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
losing weight; slimming; lean person
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
old man; venerable gentleman
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance