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 open (one's eyes) wide
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to take away; to carry off
to dry up; to grow dry; to lose moisture
to bury; to embed; to implant
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
only; merely; but; no more than
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(for the) first time in one's life
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
violent emotion; passion; fury
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
literally; to the letter; literal
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to polish up; to shine up
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
even more; still more; further