solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
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)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
silence; stillness; quietness
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
farming implement; farm tools
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
based on; on the basis of
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
one-by-one; separately; in detail
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
demon of ill health; disease
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
line; queue; procession; matrix
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river