to sing; to chirp; to twitter
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to become possible; to become able to (do)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to become settled; to be fixed
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)
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
time; season; period; phase; stage
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to look down on; to make light of
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to put into effect; to put into practice
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
rule; reign; government; governing