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beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta)

1

sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass

1

Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)

1

autumn breeze; fall breeze

1

Oumijinja

1

hibernation; staying indoors during winter

1

encouragement of learning

1

competitive karuta

5

passing shower

1

Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets

1

player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known

1

woman who is popular with men

2

(single-industry) industrial union

2

creepers; trailing plants

1

Vietnamese (person)

1

AA battery; AA cell

1

professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series

1

Thai; person from Thailand

1

regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin

1

olden-day; hidden in the past

1

field full of flowers

2

standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)

2

to pass (examination)

1

Laos

1

evening; last night; yesterday evening

3

love song; love poem

1

starting lineup; player in the starting lineup

7

strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

1

to pray; to wish

1

No, thank you

1

colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows

1

to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

1

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

1

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

1

(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment

1

teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt

1

television camera

1

flower arrangement

1

promotion; advancement

1

important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint

2

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

2

whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

1

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

21

shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine

1

greatest mistake of one's life

1

individual match; single game

2

steady advance; carrying all before one

1

local

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

1

expression; presentation

1