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)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
riel (currency of Cambodia)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
please (give me); please (do for me)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
big man; large man; tall man; giant
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)