horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
match; game; bout; contest
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
ancestor; forefather; foremother
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character