to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
mountain top; summit; peak
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
justice; fairness; impartiality
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
first match (in a series)
system; institution; organization; organisation
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
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)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fate; destiny; predestination
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
almost; roughly; approximately
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be on the right track; to be close enough