I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
tag (children's game); tig
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
much less; to say nothing of
senior high school; high school
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
continuation; succession; series; continuous
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
story; tale; talk; discussion
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
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)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
bedridden; confined to bed