Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
first part of a poem or verse
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
color of flames; colour of flames
evening; last night; yesterday evening
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
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)
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
girls' or women's division or section
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
regular game; regular-season game
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
being the runner-up; finishing second
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless