to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
like this; in this way; as you see
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
how; in what way; how about
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
seeing one off; farewell; escort
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK