to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
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)
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
moneymaking; earning money
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
treating someone like a child
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
pride; dignity; self-respect
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling