(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
lightning strike; lightning bolt
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to escape from; to get out
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
change in appearance; transformation
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
palm heel; heel of the palm
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
river; stream; River; the ... river
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
chain with a weight at the end (usu. a weapon)
using all one's strength; using all one's might