glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
war; battle; match; game; competition
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
time; hour; period; class
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.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
(one) letter; (one) character
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
Queen-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
player (of a sport); athlete; team member