seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
hokora; small wayside shrine
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
coarse salt; unrefined salt
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
self-torturing; masochistic
homeless; homeless person
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
existence; being; life; survival
troublesome; annoying; complicated
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
retort; back talk; backchat
estimation; criticism; comment
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut