one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
it is not everything to ...
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
the whole world; the seven seas
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
crushing evil; destroying heresy
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
roundup; wholesale arrest
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
refinement; elegance; grace
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
red-horned demon; red ogre
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
living person; the living
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
if so; in that case; in that situation
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
expounding the teachings of Buddha; (lit.) spinning the dharma wheel
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning