to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
black lustre; black luster
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
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 pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
personal grudge; personal enmity
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
recognition; acquaintance
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
execution; punishment; spanking
stupid brat; son of a bitch
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump at; to be attracted by
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
decision; settlement; definition
decision; determination; resolution
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
body; group; party; company; troupe