(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
river; stream; River; the ... river
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
retirement (from an official position)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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)
great mountain; large mountain
succession to another's professional name
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
association; society; organization; organisation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change