sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
private pupil; apprentice
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
in the capital; in Tokyo; Western Tokyo; areas of Tokyo outside the 23 wards, esp. the Tama area
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
restorer of a dynasty; ancestor who rejuvenated a family
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
great scholar; profound scholar
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
Japan's best; number one in Japan
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
order; command; directions; instructions
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
to relax; to take it easy
running short; running low; having few remaining; having little left
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full