starting field with November/December 20-point card
Hanafuda term; abbreviation of 絶場. Refers to the starting field that contains the 20-point card for November (lightning) or December (paulownia).
See also: 絶場
In hanafuda, it's advantageous when the November card is in the 絶 field.
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally · absolute; unconditional; unmistakable · absoluteness
despair; hopelessness
extinction; dying out · eradication; stamping out; wiping out
high praise; great admiration; acclaim · with critical acclaim; to rave reviews · currently; right now
refusal; rejection
transcendence; excellence; superiority
exquisite; superb; perfectly apt; miraculous
summit; top of a mountain · peak; height; zenith; climax
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
faint; lose consciousness; pass out
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
tremendous; immense; enormous
best; ideal; perfect
in perfect form; going swimmingly
superb view; picturesque scenery
abortion; termination of pregnancy · discontinuance; stoppage; suspension; interruption
fainting in agony; writhing in pain
masterpiece; exquisite item; superb work
eradication; extermination; rooting out
breaking off relations; severing connections; cutting ties · insulation; isolation
extinction; dying out; discontinuation · severance; rupture; breaking off; generation gap
far exceed; surpass by a wide margin · cease; come to an end
out of print
matchless; peerless; unparalleled
abolition; elimination · extinction; discontinuation
be lost for words; become speechless · jueju (Chinese quatrain)
isolation; separation; remoteness
death; end of life; breathing one's last
fasting; abstaining from food
peerless; matchless; unrivaled
Abbreviation of 絶場, a hanafuda term. The kanji 絶 means 'to sever' or 'to end', possibly referring to the end of the year (November/December).