all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
failure; mistake; blunder
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
stupid brat; son of a bitch
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
relatively; comparatively
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be helpful; to be useful
to switch off; to turn off
indeed; really; truly; very much
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
murder; killing; murderer
instant; moment; for an instant
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
arbitration; intercession; mediation