action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
while; during; while; although; all; both
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to set (sun); to become dark
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
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)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
while; even though; despite
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend