fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to cut; to slit; to slash
nesting hole; burrow; den
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
degenerate; pervert; deviant
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
(insect) pest; insect carrying disease germs; insect causing damage to crops
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to name; to call; to christen; to term
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known