to give one's everything; to do one's best
autumn breeze; fall breeze
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
encouragement of learning
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
society; the world; the times
writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)
no problem; it doesn't matter
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
evening; last night; yesterday evening
young imperial prince; child of the imperial family; shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine; newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
most attractive feature (of a person)
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
individual match; single game
team competition; team game