to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
start of work; commencement; opening
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
group; party; team; squad; section
Hyakunin Isshu karuta; poetry cards based on the Hyakunin Isshu
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
action committee; executive committee
by today; before the day is over
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
every person; each one; everybody
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
the five viscera and the six internal organs; inside one's body; in one's heart
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread