rakugo story teller; comic story teller
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
Nagoya Tournament (held in July)
championship race; struggle for victory
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
all you want; as much as one wants
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to subsist; to keep on living
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
each and all; every single one; everybody
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack