lately; recently; nowadays
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
elementary and middle school pupils
ritual matches held at a shrine
practice; practising; training; study
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
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)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
settlement; solution; resolution
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
go on!; right!; here goes!
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
forcibly; against one's will
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters