entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
both hands; both arms; ten
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
Summer Tournament (held in Tokyo in May)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
national sport (e.g. sumo)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
(temporary) closure of a theater (theatre); stage absence; wrestler's absence from the tournament
article containing thoughts and observations on a topic; op-ed article; opinion piece
heading; headline; index; headword
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
be (that) as it may; having said that
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
one shoulder exposed (e.g. because one sleeve of the kimono is undone)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
discriminatory; discriminative
inside one's heart; in one's mind
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
state of mind; mentality; psychology
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)