how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
time; hour; period; class
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
now that; since; so long as; because
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
empirical; from experience
to repeat; to do something over again
three; three years of age
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
will not do; do not; does not