Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
karate chop (pro wrestling move)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
railroad track; rail line
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
... and eastward; east of
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
children's story; fairy tale
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(as used in Northern Japan) greenling; (as used in Kochi and surrounds) medaka ricefish