Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
war; battle; match; game; competition
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
card to pick up (in card games); card that is picked up by players instead of read (in karuta); card printed with the second half of a poem (in karuta)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
less than ...; smaller ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
admiration; wonder; astonishment
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
each house; every house; many houses
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
door; gate; opening; title page
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)