penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
ice shaver; shaved ice machine
cold bath; taking a cold bath
the way back; the way home; return trip
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
to watch steadily; to stare
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to cross the line; to go too far
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
bullying (the weak); bully
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
highest level; high-water mark
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)