to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
had better ...; had better not ...
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)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
and yet; though; when; in spite of
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
string tied across the open chest of a haori
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
look!; there!; here!; that is
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away