match (for lighting a fire)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
submission; return to allegiance
power; authority; influence
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust