anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
drinking bout; merrymaking
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)