pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
charcoal; charred remains
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be sooty; to be stained
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
another family; another house
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
last night; yesterday evening
suffix for familiar person
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound