instant; moment; for an instant
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
association; union; guild
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
technique; art; skill; move
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather; to collect; to assemble
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
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)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be jealous; to be envious
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
race (of people); type of person