dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
start of work; commencement; opening
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
Hyakunin Isshu karuta; poetry cards based on the Hyakunin Isshu
action committee; executive committee
by today; before the day is over
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
first time; first; initial
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
to win and advance to the next round
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
dirty mind; conniving mind; self-interested thinking
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery