sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
impudent; shameless; brazen
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
just because; even if; even though
cook-house; galley; kitchen
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
affected part; diseased part; wound
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
the other day; a few days ago
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
rather; sooner; preferably
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
successive generations; successive emperors
grasp; catch; understanding
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very