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 pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
one end; an end; part; fragment
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
training; drill; practice; discipline
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
child born to one's current wife
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
maintaining the status quo
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist