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)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
news; word; tidings; omen
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to put on airs; to assume importance
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
breath; breathing; tone; mood
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
selection; choice; option
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
decorum; propriety; politeness
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
throbbing (pain); pounding; stinging
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
courteous; decorous; polite
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent