people; citizens; subjects; folk
Joan of Arc (1412-1431; French military leader)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
remainder; the rest; what is left
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
germination; sprouting; budding
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
resignation; acceptance; consolation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
both (people); the two of them
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...