robust; fit and healthy; strong; sturdy
economical; efficient; lean; compact
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
prefectural high school; public high school
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
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 leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
a person without a single relative
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
press; print shop; printing office