to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
overall victory; championship
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
marathon; long-distance race
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
body; group; party; company; troupe
leader of a delegation (body, party)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pupil; student; schoolchild
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in this way; along these lines; similarly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
empirical; from experience
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall