fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
war; battle; match; game; competition
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
club activities; extracurricular activities
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
though; notwithstanding; although