sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
autumn breeze; fall breeze
quietly; slowly; gracefully
dragonfly naiad; dragonfly nymph
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
war; battle; match; game; competition
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
storefront; front of a store
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
to take away; to carry off
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
in the meanwhile; during the time