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)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
(another's) daughter; young lady
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
father; dad; husband; you; he
nature of one's business; business instinct
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly