spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
to raise someone's spirits; to enhance a mood
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
unfortunately; regrettably
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
baby monkey; small monkey
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)