what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
senior high school; high school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
match; game; bout; contest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
senior high school; high school
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
Meijin-sen (annual professional shogi title match); Meijin-sen (annual professional go tournament); Meijin-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Queen-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that