hibernation; staying indoors during winter
debtor; debit; way of borrowing
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
wetting; love affair; lover
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
to that extent; so (much)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
billboard; advertising sign