continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
regarding highly; attaching importance to
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
ancestor; forefather; foremother
talk; recital; narration; topic
near oneself; close to one; familiar
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
influence (on someone); inspiration
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 be damaged; to receive damage
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be silent; to say nothing
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
superior; superiors; senior
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
gossip; corner of the mouth
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
will not do; do not; does not
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
promotion; raising of status
if it is (the case that ...)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with