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the sky; the heavens

1

hibernation; staying indoors during winter

1

reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

5

hearsay

1

competitive karuta

1

Nayuta

1

all night

1

thick amazake; thick sweet sake

6

Shiroyama

1

Kameda

1

scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)

1

double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)

1

Kinashi

1

Hisashi

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student

1

European magpie (Pica pica)

1

throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber

1

evening; last night; yesterday evening

3

(mark indicating) a win

1

bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house

1

irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction

4

vowel

7

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)

2

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

1

taping (e.g. an injured joint)

1

tusk; fang

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

class; short course

1

energy conservation; economical use of energy

2

butterfly

2

cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

2

one win; one victory

2

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

2

individual match; single game

1

team competition; team game

1

madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart

1

being the runner-up; finishing second

1

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)

1

Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)

2

comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly

1

close contest; close match; close game; close combat

2

second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

2

completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

1

dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

1

trophy

1

middle; centre; center

18

(one) letter; (one) character

1

commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)

3