subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
potato chips; potato crisps
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
shot; shot; hit; shooting (a basketball); shot (of a gun); shot (of alcohol)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
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)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart