Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
practice meeting; practice group
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
society; the world; the times
writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)
field; plain; prairie; moor
loving something but being very bad at it
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
Spam (trademarked luncheon meat, made mostly from ham); spam (unsolicited email messages)
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
first year of high school; first-year high school student
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
thinnish; somewhat narrow
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses