to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
celebratory banquet; feast
Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28); Jōan era
string loincloth; G-string
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
Jinmaku Kyuugorou, 12th sumo grand champion
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
chair; stool; post; office; position
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
torii; Shinto shrine archway
three kinds; three varieties
house playwright (of kabuki)
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
Spring Tournament (held in Osaka in March)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to be the mother of someone's child
complete change; about-face
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)