iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
location for closing party
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
means of deceiving another
monetary offering; offertory
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
heading; header (in soccer); butting (in boxing)
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
wall newspaper; wall poster
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
if you curse someone, dig two graves
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
overall victory; victory in the overall standings