grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be needed; to be wanted
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 render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
little finger; pinky; little toe
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
out of character; unlike one
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)