extreme sadist; very sadistic
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)
writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to lose a closely fought contest
evening; last night; yesterday evening
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
to that extent; so (much)
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
business ability; business acumen
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
individual match; single game
team competition; team game
third (base, baseman, gear)