partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
corpulence; fatness; obesity
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
important person; strategic person; key figure
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
wintering; passing the winter
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to call each other; to call out to one another
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
local specialty; local special dish
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
increase in activity; activation
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
going upstream; swimming upstream
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify