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)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to grumble about something (trivial)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
ten; 10; ten years of age
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
same; similar; (just) like; equal
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
and yet; though; when; in spite of
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
polite; respectful; reverent
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to overflow from something full
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
button (clothing); push-button
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly