securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
staying behind; remaining; residual
to feel; to sense; to experience
relation; connection; relevance
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to find out; to discover; to locate
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be erected; to be built
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post