good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
(temporary) closure of a theater (theatre); stage absence; wrestler's absence from the tournament
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
results; record; grades; marks
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
sincere; honest; faithful
neighbourhood; neighborhood
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have more losses than wins
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
demotion; relegation; downgrading
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
campus life; student life; life as a university student
study; diligence; discount; reduction
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
kitchen; financial situation
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
fixed date; settlement date
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
summer vacation; summer holiday
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy