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)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
that's the way it is; such is life
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
three sides; small offering stand
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
group; bunch; crowd; group
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)