pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
the lower classes; the common people
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
perfect; complete; flawless
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
inference; deduction; figuring out; understanding; knowing
putting into operation; invocation
unlike; unbecoming; unworthy of; out of keeping with
before long; in a few days
three people sitting in a triangle
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
the others; the remainder
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
daimyo's main Edo mansion
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
having said that; be that as it may
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter