elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
tension; mental strain; nervousness
leadership; initiative; spearhead
judge's sentence; assessment of a case
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
all night long; all through the night
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
one of these days; someday; one day
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery