mixture; compound; hybrid
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
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)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
time; season; period; phase; stage
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
being too late; losing one's final chance
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
patriotic feelings; patriotism
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to surge; to well up; to gush out
great speed; recklessly fast speed
overhasty; rash; premature
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
the front; honest; upright; decent
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
scoundrel; rascal; villain
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
vice; immorality; corruption
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation