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Narinaka

1

Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay)

1

light of dawn; daybreak

2

Hiro

8

Wataya

10

the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)

1

passing shower

2

Majima

4

Chihaya

43

Chihayaburu

2

first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student

1

Kinashi

1

dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)

1

round-robin tournament; round-robin competition

2

civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

8

fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student

1

the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)

2

sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)

2

thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko

2

cerebral apoplexy

1

Taichi

23

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

2

Harada

5

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

evening; last night; yesterday evening

2

teammate

1

Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides

3

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

1

no loss or gain; coming out even

2

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

2

Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)

1

boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box

1

(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

1

two characters; name

1

fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

2

big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

2

to blush; to redden

1

short; brief

1

karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

28

team competition; team game

1

Fukui (city, prefecture)

4

being the runner-up; finishing second

1

enlightenment; instruction

1

successive championships

1

(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

1

trophy

1

one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

1