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)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
environment; surroundings; circumstances
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
hating; strongly disliking
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
occasional; infrequent; rare
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
hostility; animosity; enmity
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
no, not like that (but like this)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)