Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
tradition; legend; folklore
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to bring up under one's personal care
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
while; during; while; although; all; both
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
official sumo tournament (six per year)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
show; exhibition; spectacle
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
various matters; everything
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
rationality; reasonableness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
a pair (of shoes or socks)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...