Sixth grade was when Ayase Chihaya met Wataya Arata, the transfer student from Fukui.  The shy and quiet Arata was hiding a surprising talent.  He knew how to play the competitive karuta version of Ogura's Hundred Poets.  Chihaya is stunned by the intensity Arata displays when playing karuta.
Everybody should try their best to
 memorize all one hundred poems.
Todos esfuércense por 
memorizar los cien poemas.
Esforzaos todos por 
memorizar los cien poemas.
Esforcem-se para decorar os cem poemas.