being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
association of like-minded people
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
children's story; fairy tale
first thing in the afternoon
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering