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)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
chance; opportunity; occasion
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
a few seconds; several seconds
to be silent; to say nothing
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
boy; son; baby boy; young man
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
confections; sweets; candy; cake
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
proposal; proposition; suggestion