ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
great physical power; animal strength
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to grow (of moss, grass, etc.); to sprout; to appear
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
ancient Japanese martial arts
general term; generic name
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
student of a women's college; female university student
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
defeating in an instant; instant kill
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
without permission; without notice
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other