former name for makushita division
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
as usual; as is one's habit
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
very young; little; childish; immature
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
hope; white hope; person of promise
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
sports-minded; sports-oriented
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be kind to; to treat kindly
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat