advancing to the first grade
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
squash (drink); squash (sport)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
fish balls; fish dumplings
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
(arch.) fruit; counter for fruit
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
cardio-pulmonary function
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
sobriety; soberness; sober face
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand