to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
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 be blessed with children
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
different thing; another question; different case
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
every person; every mouth; every entrance
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
erudition; extensive learning
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
drama; play; powerful drug
narrator; storyteller; reciter
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to make an appeal; to urge
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)