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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be helpful; to be useful
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
even though; despite; when
training (animals); breaking (animals)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
other side; opposite side; other party
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed