side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(giving) instruction; initiation
as many (people) as possible
hand used like a sword in striking
protector (e.g. chest); guard
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
natto (fermented soybeans)
to pass on an order; to pass the word
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to cause to swell; to inflame
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
heaps of corpses all around
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
being too late; losing one's final chance
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
water and moon; the Moon reflected on the water; pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
left side; left-hand side