violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
meeting hall; assembly hall
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
martial arts demonstration; martial arts training
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
grated daikon; daikon grater
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
several shots; several blows
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...