unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to push aside; to brush aside
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
input; (data) entry; typing
use; utilization; utilisation; application
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
respectfully; faithfully; seriously; reverently
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
principle; theory; fundamental truth