good-natured; of good character
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to get credit; to win honor; to win honour
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...