to join forces; to cooperate
it's not like; it isn't as if
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
the way back; the way home; return trip
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to refuse; to decline; to deny
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to become locked; to lock
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
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)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
appreciation of the yen; strong yen
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
president (of a society); chairman
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly