Everybody is shocked after hearing that Master Suo plays karuta with 28 one-syllable cards.  Chihaya, Arata, Taichi, and the other karuta club members do some soul searching as they attempt to move forward.
After you were able to ever so slightly 
improve your grades last year!
Después de que pudiste mejorar 
un poco tus notas el año pasado.
Después de que consiguieses mejorar 
un poco tus notas el año pasado.
Depois de conseguir aumentar um pouco
 as notas no ano passado!