agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
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)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to fight with swords; to cross swords
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last