also known as; also called
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to entertain; to make welcome
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
insertion; incorporation; infixing
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
candid shot; unposed photo
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
depression; recession; slump
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to distribute; to hand out
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
thickly; stickily; viscously
close-cropped head; bald hill
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
exclusive; attached to; specialist
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to get slightly dirty (all over)
transactions; dealings; business
sumo world; sumo wrestling community
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)