going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be boiled; to be cooked
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
literally; to the letter; literal
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
tension; mental strain; nervousness
spring break; spring vacation
homecoming; returning home
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
before anything else; first of all
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to loiter around; to wander about
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
shout of victory; cry of triumph
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant