most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
final; eventual; ultimate
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
authority; power; influence
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
reform; reformation; reorganization
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
clergyman; churchman; clergy
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements; resistance force
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
a rival horse or candidate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
nothing but; none other than
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
in one's hands; in one's control
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
be on your guard!; take care!
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
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)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently