disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
curse; spell; malediction
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
as a child; when one was a child
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta); competitive karuta association
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
alone; by oneself; on one's own
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
continuation; succession; series; continuous
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
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to repeat; to do over again