fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
New Year's Eve; December 31
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
negative emotions; negative feelings
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
decision; settlement; definition