leader; central personage
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
utmost limits; extremity; limit
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
at; in; at; when; by; with
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to surge; to well up; to gush out
writing; composition; essay; sentence
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
psychological description
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
establishment; settlement
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pleasantly chewy (esp. noodles); having a good bite; firm and elastic; having body (esp. hair); springy and resilient; full-bodied (e.g. sound)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
root vegetables boiled in broth
to come into being; to be born
happy-go-lucky fellow; easygoing and indifferent person; pococurante
must-read; required reading
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
my personal (e.g. opinion)