counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
readjustment; realignment
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
adjustment; coordination; regulation
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be detained; to take time
notebook-format (computer)
prescribed form (of writing); format
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
practicality; utility; usefulness
alteration; falsification; faking
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
end of a match; end of a game