custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
undressing; taking off one's clothes
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
beauty of style; beauty of form
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
establishment; settlement
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to repeat; to do something over again
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor