to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
deep inside; innermost place
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
former name for makushita division
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
proposal; offer; request; application
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
room for growth; potential; promise
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to become better; to improve
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
firm; strong; solid; stable
place; room; margin; scope
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to become inverted; to become reversed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself