firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
through; by way of; after; via
responsibility; duty; obligation
footwear; footgear; shoes
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(something) fickle; (something) very changeable
to mind; to care; to worry
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
various parties or factions; minor parties
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
world peace; peace of the world
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to be in complete attendance
performer or player (of an instrument)
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
regulation; adjustment; control
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
arbitrator; mediator; go-between