large build; large pattern
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to be bony; to be angular
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to accept; to receive; to agree
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
old age; old person; the old; the aged
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
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 hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
just because; even if; even though
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to change completely; to change suddenly
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
disciple; pupil; follower
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed