through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
cow's tongue; sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
preserved food boiled in soy
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to speak; to hear a voice
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
boy; son; baby boy; young man
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
March; third month of the lunar calendar
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to gain fame; to make one's name