spell; charm; incantation; magic word
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
results; record; grades; marks
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to raise one's voice; to shout
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
many; numerous; various; large number of
to tighten; to press hard
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
filtration; filtering; percolation
(medical) doctor; physician
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to attempt; to test; to try out
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
special training; intensive training; crash course
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
banknote; bill; note; paper money
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)