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day of spring; spring sun

1

to give one's everything; to do one's best

1

siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

3

suddenly (esp. falling); dramatically

1

light of dawn; daybreak

2

autumn breeze; fall breeze

2

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

1

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

1

sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass

3

government affairs

2

remote mountain; mountain recesses

1

thick amazake; thick sweet sake

8

society; the world; the times

3

interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft

1

dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

1

field full of flowers

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

cards in one's hand; one's hand

1

both schools; both universities

1

Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

1

Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)

2

thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko

1

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

1

secret story; unknown episode

1

teammate

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times

1

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

4

closing ceremony

1

undivided attention; concentration

1

ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation

1

one defeat

1

nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool

1

to shed tears; to be moved to tears

1

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

1

one win; one victory

4

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

4

team competition; team game

4

to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back

1

left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker

1

narrow margin; slim margin

1

lack of experience

1

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

2

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)

1

club budget; club expense

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

6

middle; centre; center

17

(one) letter; (one) character

4