day of spring; spring sun
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
olden-day; hidden in the past
field; plain; prairie; moor
what type of thing; which one
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
European magpie (Pica pica)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
first year; initial (year)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
team competition; team game
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)