copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
to be hesitant; to feel timid
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
writer (of a poem); composer (of a poem)
first part of a poem or verse
to leave out (someone); to exclude; to ignore; to ostracize; to shun
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
long; drawn-out; very long
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
European magpie (Pica pica)
wetting; love affair; lover
evening; last night; yesterday evening
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
hooting; jeering; heckling
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
two classes; double; two sets
and; thereupon; because of that
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command