to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
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.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sent card (comp. karuta); card sent to one's opponent
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
difference; variation; difference
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
first year of high school; first-year high school student
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)