length (of an animal); body length
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
production (e.g. play); direction
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
just above; right overhead
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
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)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
money-making; earning money
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
treating someone like a child
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
pride; dignity; self-respect
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape