fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to succeed; to bear fruit
interruption; suspension; break
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dealing with; coping with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
simmering; (boiling) gently
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
nonchalant air; unruffled air
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
mental; spiritual; emotional
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
rest; break; recess; intermission
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
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 hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
it's no joke; gimme a break!
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
degree of relative priority
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
periodic; regular; routine
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)