to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fee; charge; rate; material
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
pose (in kabuki); posture
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
occasionally; at times; the season; from time to time
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
syllabary; phonetic symbol
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
legendary beast; magical beast
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
former name for makushita division
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)