to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
else; in addition; besides
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
pigtails; two plaits (braids) hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits (braids) hanging down one's back
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
children's story; fairy tale
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
results; record; grades; marks
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
life; living; I; me; student
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
hey there; I say; see here
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort