liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to play a leading role; to play a central part
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
pre-war days; before the war
tools and materials; equipment and materials
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
even if not; even without
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen