clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
senior; veteran; old-timer
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
police substation; residential police box
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
back country; remote countryside
personal (employee); employed; retained
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
big man; large man; tall man; giant
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
being popular (esp. with the opposite sex); being well-liked
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
directions; instructions; orders; command
to complain; to make a complaint
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
feeling good; feeling pleasant
undisputed; entirely; perfect
high rating; good reputation
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
marital relationship; marital relations